Pt. 1. Politics and the macroeconomy -- Poverty and inequality in South Africa, 1994-2007 / Jeremy Seekings -- Black economic empowerment since 1994 : diverse hopes and differentially fulfilled aspirations / Anthony Butler -- Forging democrats : a partial success story? / Robert Mattes -- The business community after apartheid and beyond : an analysis of business's engagement in the second decade of democracy / Theuns Eloff -- Macroeconomic policy and its governance after apartheid / Janine Aron -- part 2. Health and social welfare -- AIDS policy in postapartheid South Africa / Nicoli Nattrass -- The role of social and economic rights in supporting opposition in postapartheid South Africa / Lauren Paremoer and Courtney Jung -- part 3. The rule of law -- The pasts and future of the rule of law in South Africa / David Dyzenhaus -- Anticorruption reform efforts in democratic South Africa / Marianne Camerer -- The land question : exploring obstacles to land redistribution in South Africa / Lungisile Ntsebeza. -- part 4. Language and media. After apartheid : the language question / Neville Alexander -- Contested media environments in South Africa : the making of communications policy since 1994 / Guy Berger