- Nonfiction
- Current affairs
The Tyranny of Growth
Why capitalism has triumphed in the West and failed in Africa
Malcolm Ray
ISBN:
Epub ISBN:
9781990973413
Publisher:
Date Released:
Price (incl. VAT):
Format:
Soft cover, 508pp
About this book:
Readers say
“Brilliant. In this original and fascinating book, Malcolm Ray unpacks the dark side of growth with a mix of journalistic clarity and academic precision.”
– Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti
“[A] political economy odyssey … bringing a compelling new perspective to the growth story.”
– Dr Iraj Abedian
“An electrifying exposé. Written with great skill and sensitivity, Malcolm Ray’s new book sets the cat among the pigeons at a crucial civilisational inflection point, when our world and the people in it face an existential challenge.”
– Dr Edith Dankwa
“This book is a major and highly original contribution to our understanding of our past and its presence in the world economy today.”
– Professor Muxe Nkondo
“A highly recommended read for anyone interested in the roots of the social and ecological devastation of Mother Earth, and what to do about it.”
– Jay Naidoo
RELATED BOOKS

Can we be safe?
Ziyanda Stuurman

Gangster
Carla van der Spuy

Will South Africa be okay?
Jan-Jan Joubert

Wit issie 'n colour nie
Nathan Trantraal

Female Fear Factory
Pumla Gqola

Moord op Pofadder
Charné Kemp

The ANC’s Last Decade
Ralph Mathekga

Betrayal
Jonathan Ancer

Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom
Johan Fourie

Death, Detention and Disappearance
David Smuts

Liefde agter tralies
Carla van der Spuy

Hijackers on Board
Cynthia Stimpel

Living While Feminist
Jen Thorpe

Deep Collusion
Athol Williams

It's Not About the Bats
Adam Cruise

Dirty Tobacco
Telita Snyckers

Tobacco Wars
Johann van Loggerenberg

The New Apartheid
Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Gaan Suid-Afrika oukei wees?
Jan-Jan Joubert

Feminism Is
Jen Thorpe

Wit Wolf
Stefaans Coetzee, Alita Steenkamp

Bloedbande
Wilhelm Verwoerd

Balance of Power
Qaanitah Hunter

Bloed, dunner as water
Charné Kemp

It's Not Inside It's On Top
Khanya Mtshali

The President's Keepers
Jacques Pauw

Verwoerd: My Journey through Family Betrayals
Wilhelm Verwoerd

Is It Me or Is It Getting Hot in Here?
Tom Eaton

Ramaphosa's Turn
Ralph Mathekga

The Rise or Fall of South Africa
Frans Cronje

Mothers of the Nation
Lihle Ngcobozi

Eight Days in July
Kaveel Singh, Jeff Wicks, Qaanitah Hunter

They Called Me Queer
Kim Windvogel, Kelly-Eve Koopman

We Can Fix Ourselves
Mosibudi Mangena

Brutal School Ties
Sam Cowen

Paper Tiger
Alide Dasnois, Chris Whitfield

For the Love of the Land
Ivor Price, Kobus Louwrens

War Party
Greg Ardé

The De Zalze Murders
Julian Jansen

Bait
Janine Lazarus

Poacher
Kimon de Greef, Shuhood Abader

Femicide in South Africa
Nechama Brodie

Kinders wat moor
André le Roux

Hartstories van ons land se boere
Ivor Price, Kobus Louwrens

The Lie of 1652
Patric Mellet

Die De Zalze-moorde
Julian Jansen

Nation on the Couch
Wahbie Long

Nuclear
Karyn Maughan, Kirsten Pearson

Tell Me Your Story
Ruda Landman

Freek Robinson
Freek Robinson