The Political Economy Of U.s. Policy Toward South Africa by K... - 9780367310448

Name: The Political Economy Of U.s. Policy Toward South Africa by K... - 9780367310448
Brand: Kevin Danaher

Kevin Danaher

By tracing U.S. involvement in South African political and economic development since the late 1800s, this book analyzes U.S. corporate and government motives for maintaining the political status quo in South Africa and provides a basis for the analysis of postwar U.S. policy. > By tracing U.S. involvement in South African political and economic development since the late 1800s, this book analyzes U.S. corporate and government motives for maintaining the political status quo in South Africa. In recent decades, according to the author, U.S. policy toward South Africa has grown more contradictory: Endeavoring to protect the United States's reputation on the question of race, government officials denounce apartheid, yet Washington remains the main force blocking an international response to South African policies. As the situation in South Africa continues to polarize, the U.S. is increasingly isolated in its position of verbally condemning yet materially supporting South Africa's wh-