Improving the local business environment of Johannesburg

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 577-593

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a   Rogerson, Jayne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Johannesburg; Local business environment; Local economic development

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77956194274     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2010.508591     Document Type: Article

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