Evolving Local Economic Development Policy and Practice in South Africa with Special Reference to Smaller Urban Centres

Urban Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Nel, Etienne ^a   Rogerson, Christian M ^b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Local Economic Development; small towns; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956198853     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-007-9003-8     Document Type: Article

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