ABSTRACT The National Development Plan 2030 (NDP) is arguably South Africa’s widest and most inclusive plan for economic and social development since 1994. It is evidence of the urgent need for development in South Africa, although its political will is yet to be determined. A test of the NDP’s strength is whether it can implement development beyond the document using existing state institutions and structures. This article argues that the NDP may be a prudent plan for South Africa to become a democratic developmental state. However, the plan fails to mention critical factors in its chapters that will affect the strength and achievability of the plan. The chapter on the rural economy is evidence of this major flaw of the plan as it fails to mention the role of women in the rural economy and the critical factor of traditional leadership and governance (TLG) in a meaningful way that will establish the connection between the two. Ultimately, the NDP does not recognise the interface between women, rural development and TLG, and this flaw will lead to complications in the implementation of the NDP unless it is clarified, refined and asserted.

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国家发展计划的实践：前景与挑战，以农村经济为例

摘要 2030 年国家发展计划（NDP）可以说是南非自 1994 年以来最广泛、最具包容性的经济和社会发展计划。尽管其政治意愿尚未确定，但它证明了南非迫切需要发展。新民主党实力的一个考验是它是否可以利用现有的国家机构和结构实现文件之外的发展。本文认为，新民主党可能是南非成为民主发展国家的审慎计划。然而，该计划没有在其章节中提及会影响计划强度和可实现性的关键因素。关于农村经济的一章证明了该计划的这一重大缺陷，因为它没有以有意义的方式提及妇女在农村经济中的作用以及传统领导和治理 (TLG) 的关键因素，以建立两者之间的联系。他们俩。最终，NDP 不承认妇女、农村发展和 TLG 之间的联系，除非得到澄清、完善和断言，否则这一缺陷将导致 NDP 的实施复杂化。