Economic Disengagement and South Africa: The Effectiveness and Feasibility of Implementing Sanctions and Divestment

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Creator

Jennifer Davis; James Cason; Gail Hovey

Place Created

Washington, DC, United States

Date

1983

Type of Item

Pamphlet

Length/duration

37 pages

Description

The pamphlet says apartheid, which literally translated means "separateness," is a system that enables a small white minority to maintain political, social, and economic control of the black majority in South Africa and consequently maintain its own wealth, power, and prestige. Under the apartheid plan, all members of the African majority are to become foreigners in South Africa. South Africa's economic strength has been built up from its natural riches, especially gold and diamonds, and has been strengthened by significant flows of foreign investment. • The System of Apartheid • U.S. Corporations in South Africa • The Inadequacy of the Sullivan Principles • The Strategy of Economic...

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Publisher

Georgetown University Law Center

Organization

American Committee on Africa
Southern Africa Committee

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of the authors and Africa Action (successor to the American Committee on Africa).

Collection

Africa Action Archive