In:
The Journal of Modern African Studies, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 21, No. 2 ( 1983-06), p. 293-310
Abstract:
In 1967, shortly after Lesotho's political independence from the United Kingdom, Michael Ward desribed Lesotho in this Journal as ‘the economic hostage of South Africa’: it is clear … that Lesotho will become more and more economically dependent upon South Africa … in the short run it has virtually no hope of becoming economically viable or independent of South Africa and foreign aid. The objective of this article is to examine how these views hold up 15 years later, and to argue that although in summary form Ward seems to have been very accurate, the nature of Lesotho's dependence has changed in ways few would have foreseen at the time of independence. In addition, the contrast between the rhetoric of the Government and what has happened, and the prospects for the future, will be explored.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-278X
,
1469-7777
DOI:
10.1017/S0022278X00023284
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1983
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1481954-5
SSG:
6,31
SSG:
3,6
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