Consolidating Local Economic Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-328

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Local economic development; South Africa; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249181877     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-008-9035-8     Document Type: Article

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