Article Review: Labor and dem

In a recent article in Dollars & Sense called “Labor and democracy in South Africa: Where to now?” Franco Barchiesi and Thad Williamson explore the current economic position of South Africa. The article takes a close look at the life of working class black Africans and how the existing political climate is affecting these people’s lives. The article looks at the problems that these black Africans face in the light of a new democratic & capitalist …

…in Africa has never been easy for the common man. Although now life is less and less traditionally “tribal” in nature, struggles that were fought by earlier South Africans are still fought today. The venues and landscape may change, but the fight for survival and tradition remains the constant. Bibliography Barchiesi, Franco & Williamson, Thad. "Labor and Democracy in South Africa: Where to now?." Dollars & Sense 01 09. 2001. 03 10. 2001 Mazrui, Ali & Levine, Toby Kleban. The Africans. New York: Praeger, 1986.