PURSUING A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALISATION: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
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After 1994 the South African government had to contend with the consequences of the forcesof globalisation in addition to meeting the challenges of nation building. The new democratic
government inherited a fragile economy burdened with large debt, slow economic growth,
increasing unemployment rates and unacceptable levels of poverty (Padayachee, 2005:22).
Constitutional imperatives called for a just and equitable society, a fundamental principle that
formed the basis for all future policies and legislation (RSA, 1996).
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