Spatial economic development in South Africa: An overview and evaluation of the Platinum Spatial Development Initiative

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 617-631

  Kleynhans, Ewert P J ^a   Naudé, Willem A ^a   van der Merwe, Stefanus J ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; SPATIAL PLANNING;

AFRICA; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742270341     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835032000149261     Document Type: Article

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