Papers

The Conflict in South Africa

Author(s)
Thomas Saaty
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Luis Vargas
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States

Publication date: Jan, 1982

Journal: The Logic of Priorities
- Pages: 118-138

Abstract: The domestic strife in South Africa between ruling whites and subordinated blacks threatens to become a major conflict of violent dimensions in the African continent. This strife is primarily a consequence of racial policies promulgated by the white apartheid regime. Donald Woods (1978) describes apartheid in South Africa as “government of the blacks, by the whites, for the whites.” Since the early 1970s, a new black movement has emerged to challenge the white regime, “taking as its leitmotif the raising of black consciousness” (Ferguson and Cotter, 1978). This has led to increasingly violent uprisings in black communities mainly by university students and urban blacks, inviting white police intervention and serious suppression of black organizations.

Keywords: Conflict resolution, Priority Vector, Business Interest

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3383-0_7