'Bringing government to the people': Women, local governance and community participation in South Africa

Geoforum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-481

  McEwan, Cheryl ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black women; Cape Town; Community participation; Development; Integrated planning; Local government; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 0142104180     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(03)00050-2     Document Type: Article

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