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Rebuilding hegemony: passive revolution, state transformation and South Africa’s steel sector

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This paper draws on Gramscian concepts to analyse the ongoing transformation of the South African state. In particular, it conceptualises the Jacob Zuma administration’s attempt to establish a developmental state as an ongoing passive revolution. The paper argues that the implementation of the developmental state framework has transformed the role and character of the state apparatus. Three major transformations are detailed: a shift towards what ostensibly appears to be state capitalism; the increased leveraging/privileging of inbound global South-based capital; and the construction of novel intra-state alliances. The theoretical insights are then grounded through an examination of South Africa’s steel sector.

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  • Ricardo Reboredo, 2021. "Rebuilding hegemony: passive revolution, state transformation and South Africa’s steel sector," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(169), pages 352-368, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:48:y:2021:i:169:p:352-368
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2021.1937091
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