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The New South African Review revives the tradition of critical, analytical scholarship developed by the South African Review in the 1970s and 1980s. Accessible to a wide readership and drawing upon authors from well beyond academia, its objective is to be informative, discursive and, at times, downright provocative. It seeks to provide contemporary comment and engage with current controversies. The first volume in the series, 2010: Development or Decline? ranges widely across the implications of the international crisis for the economy, the threats to our fragile ecology of present economic strategies, through to the state of the ANC and the public service, issues around service delivery, migration, HIV-Aids, land reform, crime, the sexual behaviour of our youth, and much more. Posing the provocative question of whether South Africa is embarking upon a long-term decline, the volume simultaneously argues the potential for a society premised upon social equality, social coherence and sustainability. This collection will appeal to both national and international audiences interested in engaging with the multiple dilemmas and challenges facing contemporary South Africa

John Daniel was an activist, Professor of Political Science and most recently served as Academic Director of the programme in Social and Political Transformation of the School for International Training, Durban. Prishani Naidoo was a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Devan Pillay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Roger Southall is the Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Doreen Atkinson is Professor of Development Studies, University of the Free State. David Bruce is an independent researcher specialising in crime and policing. Anthony Butler is Professor of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand. Scarlett Cornelisson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Stellenbosch. Graham Gibbon is studying for his Master’s degree in Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand. Jeremy Gordin is Director of the Justice Project in the School of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand. Colin Hoag is a PhD student in Anthropology at the University of Santa Cruz, California. Samuel Kariuki is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Zosa de Sas Kropiwnicki is Research Manager for Health and Development Africa, an NGO based in Johannesburg. Loren B Landau is Professor of Migration and Development at the University of Oxford, Research Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand’s African Centre for Migration & Society and co-director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab.  Lizle Loots is a Phd candidate in Public Health. Kezia Lewins is a Lecturer in Sociology and Phd candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Neva Makgetla is a Senior Economist at Trade and Industry Policy Strategies (TIPS) and previously served as Deputy Director General in the Department of Economic Development in the South African Government. Hein Marais is a journalist and writer. Seeraj Mohamed is Director of Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Mike Muller is a professional engineer and Visiting Adjunct Professor at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Kammila Naidoo is Vice Dean in the Faculty of Humanities and lectures in the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg. Tara Polzer is Research Director at Social Surveys in Johannesburg. Maxi Schoeman is Professor of Political Science at the University of Pretoria. Aurelia Wa Kabwe-Segatti is a Senior Research Fellow in the French Institute for Development on attachment to the Forced Studies Migration Programme, University of the Witwatersrand. Terry-Ann Selikow is a Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand. Louis Reynolds is Senior Spec