Local investment incentives for urban economic development: Recent debates in South African cities

Urban Forum

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 437-453

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Local business environment; Local economic development; South Africa; Sub national investment incentives

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149085771     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-009-9072-y     Document Type: Article

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