The evolution of local economic development in South Africa: The case of Stutterheim and social capital

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 60-74

  Nel, Etienne L ^a   McQuaid, Ronald W ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036104117     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242402016001007     Document Type: Article

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