Answer to Question #183137 in Political Science for December

Question

Identify the correct option that best describes South Africa’s relationship with the rest of the 

African continent in terms of economic and political development in the post-apartheid era. 

1. Exploits its hegemonic status to advance the interests of South African owned MNCs on the 

continent that undermines the fundamental principle of cooperative development.

2. Is a benevolent hegemon that provides credit and capital investments required to develop 

basic infrastructure necessary to stimulate local industries in weaker economies.

3. Adopts an aggressive interventionist foreign policy stance when addressing political crisis on 

the continent. 

4. Options 1 and 2 are correct.

5. None of the above.

Answer 1

4.Adopts an aggressive interventionist foreign policy stance when addressing political crisis on the continent.