Economic decline and gentrification in a small town: The business sector in Aberdeen, Eastern Cape

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-288

  Atkinson, Doreen ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aberdeen; Business development; Karoo; Local economic development; Small towns

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; GENTRIFICATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SMALL TOWN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN CAPE; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70449374928     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350902899595     Document Type: Article

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