Donor-driven local economic development in peripheral areas of Kwazulu-Natal: The Gijima Programme

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 517-530

  Marais, Lochner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Gijima; KwaZulu Natal; Local economic development; Local economic development partnerships; Pro poor local economic development

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC PLANNING; INNOVATION; LOCAL PLANNING; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PERIPHERAL REGION;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77956206086     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: 14703637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2010.508583     Document Type: Article

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