POLICIES FOR PEACE

Without widespread peace in South Africa there can be little hope for any successful post-apartheid policy agenda. At present violence is wi despread and specific policies will have to be generated to foster pea ce and to encourage the growth of civil society. This article identifi es a range of policies to achieve this end, including the transformati on of the police force, a programme of socio-economic reconstruction, creating a responsible citizenry and a responsive civil service, and m easures to foster political legitimacy.