Spanish language translation of my "Rethinking Welfare: A radical critique," which is online here. Translation by the ICEA (Institute of Economic Sciences and Self-Management/ Instituto de Ciencias Economicas y de la Autogestión) in Spain, which has a website here. Published at the ICEA's blog Economía para todos at the Diagonal Periódico newspaper, here, on 2 … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Repensando la protección social: una crítica radical”
Category: Economic & social policy
Critical analyses of state/ capitalist economic and social and ‘development’ strategies, with notes on libertarian/ anarchist/syndicalist alternatives
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “[Higher education liberalization and workers:] South Africa”
Section of a larger chapter outlining the harsh impact of economic liberalization in higher education in South Africa, and the effects on various categories of workers. The piece was commissioned, and the details are as follows: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, "South Africa," commissioned section of Eva Hartmann, Sebastian Haslinger and Christoph Scherrer, "Liberalization of … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “[Higher education liberalization and workers:] South Africa”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “L’Afrique du Sud apres l’apartheid”
Lucien van der Walt, 1997, "L'Afrique du Sud apres l'apartheid," Le Monde Libertaire, 12 November 1997, no. 1100. Click the image to get the PDF or click here
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Rethinking Welfare: a radical critique”
Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Rethinking Welfare: a radical critique”, South African Labour Bulletin, volume 30, number 1, pp. 56-57. PDF is here Lucien van der Walt, 2006, "Rethinking Welfare: A radical critique," South African Labour Bulleti, Volume 30 Number 1 March/April 2006, pp. 56-57 Government has introduced various welfare measures to … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2006, “Rethinking Welfare: a radical critique”
[SPEECH]: Lucien van der Walt, “Speech to South African Movements on Politics at a Distance from the State”
Lucien van der Walt, "Speech to South African Movements on Politics at a Distance from the State," ASR #61, 2014, pp. 21-23 The following article is a lightly edited transcript of a talk by Lucien van der Walt (co-author of *Black Flame*), at the ‘Politics at a Distance from the State’ summit held at Rhodes … Continue reading [SPEECH]: Lucien van der Walt, “Speech to South African Movements on Politics at a Distance from the State”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Il sindacalismo rivendicativo: dalla Spagna al Sud Africa al mondo del lavoro globale oggi”
Italian translation of van der Walt, Lucien (2014) "Reclaiming Syndicalism: From Spain to South Africa to Global Labour Today," Global Labour Journal: Vol. 5: Iss. 2, p. 239-252. Available at: http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/globallabour/vol5/iss2/10 and here. Il sindacalismo rivendicativo: dalla Spagna al Sud Africa al mondo del lavoro globale oggi Lucien van der Walt From http://www.anarkismo.net/article/27184 Perché è … Continue reading [TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Il sindacalismo rivendicativo: dalla Spagna al Sud Africa al mondo del lavoro globale oggi”
[TRANSLATION]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Razzismo, neoliberismo e Iotta di classe in Sudafrica”
Lucien van der Walt, June 2001, "Razzismo, neoliberismo e Iotta di classe in Sudafrica," Comunismo Libertario, no. 51, p. 8 (part 1) and November-December 2001, "Razzismo, neoliberismo e Iotta di classe in Sudafrica," Comunismo Libertario, No. 52, p. 8 (part 2). UPDATED file: both parts, so click on image for PDF
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Reclaiming Syndicalism: From Spain to South Africa to Global Labour Today”
van der Walt, Lucien (2014) "Reclaiming Syndicalism: From Spain to South Africa to Global Labour Today," Global Labour Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 239-252. Online at journal: here [fixed] Local mirror: here [fixed] ABSTRACT (text below) Events like the 2012 Marikana police massacre of miners in South Africa bring into sharp relief core … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2014, “Reclaiming Syndicalism: From Spain to South Africa to Global Labour Today”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “Privatisation: How far have ‘we’ come?”, NGO Matters
Lucien van der Walt, 2000, "Privatisation: how far have "we" come?", NGO Matters, SANGOCO, volume 3, number 3, p. 10. Still-relevant overview of privatisation in South Africa, past, present and future. Includes a critical assessment of impact of the privatisation and commercialisation of state companies and facilities. Click on image for PDF of the article … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “Privatisation: How far have ‘we’ come?”, NGO Matters
[ANALYSIS]: Dieltiens, van der Walt, 2000, “Debating Privatisation”, AIDC Alternatives
Nicolas Dieltiens and Lucien van der Walt, 2000, "Debating Privatisation", AIDC Alternatives, pp. 4-5. An old text, critically examining the case for and against privatisation. Produced for the Anti-Privatisation Forum (APF) in 2000. Click the image to get the PDF
[ANALYSIS]: Yushaú, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria: Beyond May Day Celebrations”
Muttaqa Yusha'u, Sian Byrne, Warren McGregor and Lucien van der Walt, 20 June, 2013, "Beyond May Day Celebrations: Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria," Daily Labour, volume 26, number 7, (Nigeria), p. 10. (Also see corrections note in Daily Labour, 15 July 2013 vol. 26 no. 8, p. 1) The PDF is here … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Yushaú, Byrne, McGregor & van der Walt, “Towards a Viable Counter-Movement in Nigeria: Beyond May Day Celebrations”
[JOURNAL]: Devan Pillay and Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
Devan Pillay and Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century,” Labour, Capital and Society, volume 44, number 2, pp. 2-25 . PDF online here. On the basis of studies of workers’ struggles in Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Ecuador, India, … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Devan Pillay and Lucien van der Walt, 2012, “Assessing the Politics of Organized Labour in Asia, Africa and Latin America at the Start of the 21st Century”
[ANALYSIS]: Melanie Samson, Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “Communities Mobilise: interview with Virginia Setshedi of SECC”
Melanie Samson and Lucien van der Walt, September 2000, "Samson, van der Walt - Communities Mobilise - interview with Virginia Setshedi of the SECC," Anti-Privatisation Monitor, number 1, pp. 1-2 An old interview with Virginia Setshedi, at the time an activist in the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC), a key affiliate of the Anti-Privatisation Forum … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Melanie Samson, Lucien van der Walt, 2000, “Communities Mobilise: interview with Virginia Setshedi of SECC”
[ANALYSIS]: Dieltiens, van der Walt, 2000, “Debating Privatisation”
Nicolas Dieltiens and Lucienvan der Walt, October 2000, “Debating Privatisation," AIDC Aternatives, pp. 4-5. A3 centre-spread in AIDC Alternatives, of Cape Town. From when Nicolas and I were the Media Officers of the Anti-Privatisaton Forum (APF). The PDF is here
[ANALYSIS]: Sakhela Buhlungu, Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out”
Sakhela Buhlungu and Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “The Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out," South African Labour Bulletin, volume 21, number 3, pp. 64-68 Based on interviews with workers and trade unionists and factory and mine visits in the late 1990s, a look at how Zambia's working class responded to the impact of … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Sakhela Buhlungu, Lucien van der Walt, 1997, “Voice from Below: Zambian Workers Speak Out”
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