21世纪的南非:争取社会公平和经济增长道路上的治理挑战

South Africa in the Twenty First Century——Governance Challenges in the Struggle for Social Equity and Economic Growth

自1994年实现民主化以来,南非经历了广泛的国家改革进程,力求清除种族隔离制度的历史残余,建立更平等的社会和政治秩序。虽然在国家基础设施建设方面有所突破,但对不连贯的经济增长道路的追求,意味着不平等与贫困仍然对南非的社会秩序构成严峻挑战。此外,监督机构无力控制强大的政治利益集团,导致公共部门腐败与执政联盟内部权力斗争状况的进一步恶化。从金砖国家合作的角度来看,评估南非未来在金砖国家伙伴关系中所能发挥的作用时,需要着重分析南非目前面临的治理挑战。

Since the advent of democracy in1994, South Africa has undergone an extensive process of state reform aimed at overcoming the legacy of Apartheid and at building a more egalitarian social and political order. Whilst progress has been made in reforming the state infrastructure, the pursuit of an inconsistent economic growth path has meant that inequality and poverty remain serious challenges to the social order. The inability of oversight institutions to control powerful political interest groups, furthermore, has led to the growth of public sector corruption and to power struggles within the ruling alliance. From a BRICS perspective this suggests that the current governance challenges in South Africa need to be taken into account when factoring in its future role in the partnership.