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Supporting Local Economic Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa

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  • Tony Binns

    (Reader in Geography, School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK, BN1 9QN, Email: j.a.binns@sussex.ac.uk)

  • Etienne Nel

    (Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa, Email: E.Nel@ru.ac.za)

Abstract

South Africa's apartheid era has left a bitter legacy of retarded economic development. Local Economic Development has been identified by the South African government as a key strategy through which issues of development and, more importantly, poverty alleviation can be addressed by local governments. This paper reviews current Local Economic Development policy in South Africa, before proceeding to an examination and analysis of the impact of the primary government support mechanism designed to promote such development initiatives, namely the Local Economic Development Fund. Whilst such support is of vital importance, far greater levels of intervention will be needed to fully address the massive scale of current local development needs.

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  • Tony Binns & Etienne Nel, 2002. "Supporting Local Economic Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 17(1), pages 8-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:loceco:v:17:y:2002:i:1:p:8-24
    DOI: 10.1080/02690940110073800
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