This text aims to help businessmen and women correct the imbalances and disparities that have become germane to South African businesses. Past practices are challenged and questioned, outmoded ways of thinking are rejected and suggestions are made on how to democratize the workplace.

This text argues that everyone in South Africa, including those in the world of commerce and industry, has been adversely affected by the prescriptive nature of apartheid and its restrictive policies. The book aims to help businessmen and women correct the imbalances and disparities that have become germane to South African businesses. Past practices are challenged and questioned, outmoded ways of thinking are rejected and suggestions are made on how to democratize the workplace.

Afrikaner nationalism and black advancement as two sides of the same coin
affirmative action for South Africa in transition - from theory to practice
legislating affirmative action - employment equity and lessons from developed and developing countries
the bottom line - does affirmative action make good business sense?
affirmative action as a development tool in the business interface
women in the workplace - a programme to counteract gender discrimination at work
can merit and affirmative action coexist in business?
affirmative action and black advancement in business
selected texts.