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Development planning and citizenship in Cape Town

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This article argues that there is a dialectical relationship between development planning and citizenship in so far as planners, as institutional decision-makers, ensure a meaningful everyday lived experience for ordinary people. In post-apartheid South Africa, however, the statistical record signals a disjuncture and structural hiatus between what should be the basic rights of ordinary people and the role of local government in promoting citizen-driven development planning at the grassroots level. This article deals specifically with the Wallacedene community, who took the planning authorities to court to have their constitutional right of access to adequate housing and related services enforced. The implications of this court case vis-a-vis development planning are considered and recommendations are proffered.

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  • John Williams, 2005. "Development planning and citizenship in Cape Town," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 47-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:22:y:2005:i:1:p:47-65
    DOI: 10.1080/03768350500044412
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