GAPP Review of Books

November 7, 2022ByGAPPBook Review

In the Balance: The Case for a Universal Basic income in South Africa and Beyond. Johannesburg: Wits University Press.

Over the last few decades, especially since the economic crisis of 2008, capitalism has become highly unstable and prone to crises.

May 10, 2021ByGAPPBook Review

The Address Book: What Street Addresses Reveal About Identity, Race, Wealth, and Power

Following South African transition to democracy in 1994, many of its streets, roads, suburbs, cities and provinces have been renamed. But the renaming process was surprisingly cautious and not without a controversy.

September 23, 2020ByGAPPBook Review

Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free and a Sane Economy.

The idea of unconditional basic income has recently entered the mainstream and it is now “trending” in the Global North and the Global South.

June 13, 2020ByGAPPBook Review

“Empires and Bureaucracy in World History: From Late Antiquity to the Twentieth Century”.

In the context of the current global, medical emergency, government health systems and other administrations are being tested to the full.

June 1, 2020ByGAPPBook Review

“Poor Numbers: How we are misled by African development statistics and what to do about it”.

Statistical indicators are extremely important. They fundamentally shape what we know about the world and how we perceive and evaluate development.