Restructuring manufacturing in south africa's lagging regions: The case of the free state

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-57

  Nel, Etienne ^a   Rogerson, Christianm ^b   Marais, Lochner ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOTHING INDUSTRY; DEINDUSTRIALIZATION; IMPORT; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; MANUFACTURING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

AFRICA; FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845791998     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2006.9713846     Document Type: Article

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