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Overview
This book examines the defence and security challenges facing the new South Africa in the context of development and nation-building priorities. The transformation of security policy during the transition from apartheid and since the April 1994 elections is examined. Challenges facing the defence force and the police service are examined and the relationships between defence, development and domestic and external security are explored in an integrated way which points to a policy framework for security in the developing world.
Synopsis
This book examines the defence and security challenges facing the new South Africa in the context of development and nation-building priorities. The transformation of security policy during the transition from apartheid and since the April 1994 elections is examined. Challenges facing the defence force and the police service are examined and the relationships between defence, development and domestic and external security are explored in an integrated way which points to a policy framework for security in the developing world.
Booknews
Cawthra (defense management, U. of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) examines the implications of the new South Africa demilitarizing, emphasizing human security and the consolidation of democracy, prioritizing development, and seeking a common regional security system. He particularly looks at the challenges in the context of the transition from authoritarian to democratic government, and lessons for and from other third-world countries. He offers a policy framework within which to integrate defense, development, and domestic and external security. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.