Jumia Books Neoliberal Apartheid – Palestine/Israel and South Africa after 1994  by Andy Clarno

"Neoliberal Apartheid: Palestine/Israel and South Africa after 1994" by Andy Clarno is a comparative study that analyzes the racial, economic, and political disparities persisting in both South Africa and Palestine/Israel after their respective political transitions. Clarno introduces the concept of "neoliberal apartheid," which describes a regime shaped by the synthesis of racial capitalist restructuring and settler colonial governance. The book argues that neoliberal racial capitalism has perpetuated racialized impoverishment and securitization in both contexts, even after the fall of formal apartheid in South Africa and the Oslo Peace Process in Palestine/Israel.

The study draws on ethnographic research, interviews, and archival materials from areas near Johannesburg and Jerusalem, exploring how neoliberal restructuring has caused unemployment, casual labor, economic marginalization, and securitized policing regimes targeted at racialized communities. Clarno highlights that apartheid should be defined not only politically but also through its economic dimensions, emphasizing racial capitalism's role in maintaining inequalities. The book also discusses the implications of these findings for understanding the limits of "decolonization" and points to the complicated realities facing Palestinian liberation compared to South Africa's experience.