Download or read book Neoliberalism and the State of Belonging in South Africa written by Derick A. Becker and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the making of the South African state and thereby contributes to the development theory by analyzing the concept of the embedded neoliberal state. The author offers a theoretical exploration of state formation as an inherently interconnected international and domestic social process as applied to the history and development of South Africa. A genuine social science that eschews disciplinary boundaries, this will appeal to a wide audience of scholars in the fields of political development, political science, African and development studies.