A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts,
University of the Witvvatersrand,
for the degree of Master of Arts. / Research for this thesis began in the anticipation of the SADCC's tenth anniversary. It
proved to be an opportune moment to assess the organisation's achievements and to
re-examine its goals.
ln February 1990, F W de Klerk formally initiated a policy of domestic reforms that was
to see South Africa re-accepted Into international society. At the same time the
Southern Africa region was for a variety of reasons undergoing political and economic
upheaval.
Speculation about joint ventures between the re-admitted South African state and the
SADCC became increasingly popular amongst political commentators. South African
businesses, stifled by years of isolation, began to view the region as a lucrative market;
and the SADCC, sensing approaching stagnation and a loss of initiative, proposed a
restructuring of the organisation.
The new organisation, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) was
formally launched in August 1992. It has not been given the same adulation as that
accorded to its predeqessor, and in many respects is viewed with the same scepticism
as other regional organisations in the developing world. / Andrew Chakane 2018
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/24693 |
| Date | January 1995 |
| Creators | Freer, Gordon Struthers |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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