South Africa in a comparative study of industrialization

摘要: Summary The peculiarities of South African society, where class, ethnic, linguistic and national cleavages overlap, tend to obscure the process which have led industrialization. This is unfortunate because a study social structures may shed light on wider problems development. An attempt made in article compare political economic developments Africa with similar Tsarist Russia, Imperial Germany American South. It suggested, for example, that German ‘marriage iron rye’ has counterpart relationship between maize gold consequences follow. organization mining compound considered, its formulating effect upon peculiar urbanization Africa. particular form resulted creation very considerable surplus investment, implications are discussed.