Nr. 21 / 2010 | Amira Elibiary | The pitfalls of addressing historic racial injustice: An assessment of South Africa’s Black Economic Empower-ment (BEE) policies
For 46 years, from 1948 and 1994, the National Party governed South Africa through the policy of apartheid, which enforced racial segregation by law between “white” and “non-white” (“black”, “coloured” and “Indian”) inhabitants. Apartheid curtailed the rights of “non-white” citizens and maintained minority rule by the white population. Sixteen years since the inception of democracy, the long-term negative effects of apartheid still shape South African society and politics. For the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is the policy and regulatory framework of choice to redress past injustices and ultimately transform the economy to be representative of the demographic make-up of South Africa. While there is no question that the inequalities of apartheid have to be addressed, BEE policy remains one of the most controversial topics in South Africa’s public debate.Vollständigen Bericht jetzt abrufen (PDF)
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