Empowerment through Economic Transformation studies the transformation process in post-apartheid South Africa. The volume examines some theoretical issues around the concepts of transformation and empowerment, and presents 15 case studies of the prospects for empowerment through the transformation of the South African economy. These studies focus on topics such as public-private partnerships, spatial development corridors, labour market, small business and poverty-alleviation strategies, and infrastructure development in areas such as water management. The collection addresses the effect of the move from the original Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) in South Africa to the Growth, Employment and Redistribution Strategy (GEAR) and the effects of limited technical and human skills and globalisation on the goals of empowerment and transformation in South Africa.
