Public Policy and Small Towns in Arid South Africa: The Case of Philippolis

Urban Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-380

  van Niekerk, Jurie ^a   Marais, Lochner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Local government; Philippolis; Policy impact; Public policy; Small towns; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957019982     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-008-9043-8     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Atkinson, D. (2003). Post-apartheid local government reforms: A small town perspective. Johannesburg: CDE.
2. Atkinson, D., & Zingle, J. (2004). Towards a small town network: Concept feasibility and process paper. Bloemfontein: HSRC.
3. Bandaranaike, S. (2002). Small town survival in Australia, James Cook University Outlook, Issue 18-OCT-2002. Queensland, Australia: James Cook University.
4. Bollier, D. (1998). How smart growth can stop sprawl. Washington, D. C.: Essential Books.
5. Boyle, B. (2007). Still waiting for your passport? Call the Minister, Interview with Minister of Home Affairs, Sunday Times, 11 March 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007, from http://www. sundaytimes. co. za/article. aspx?ID=408495.
6. Brusco, R., & Righi, S. (1989). Local government, industrial policy and social consensus: The case of Modena (Italy). Economy and Society, 18(4), 353-364.
7. Cardoso, R. (2003). Reflections and lessons from a decade of social and economic reform, Practitioners of Development Seminar, World Bank, Washington DC, 12 September 2003.
8. Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) (1996). South Africa's small towns: New strategies for growth and development, CDE Research Paper No. 2, May 1996.
9. Collits, P. (1997a). Small towns-the big picture, Paper presented at the Centre for Australian Regional & Enterprise Development Innovations in Economics Round Table, Bordertown, Australia, September 1997.
10. Collits, P. (1997b). Community economic development in New South Wales: History, theory and practice, Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Regional Science Association International Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, December 1997.
11. Collits, P. (1999). Should government try to "save" small towns? Small town decline as regional policy problem, Paper presented at the Australian & New Zealand Regional Science Association International Conference, Newcastle, Australia, September 1999.
12. Collits, P. (2000). Small town decline and survival: Trends, success factors and policy issues, Paper presented at the Future of Australia's Country Towns Conference at La Trobe University, Bendigo, Australia, June 2000.
13. Collits, P. (2003). From strength to strength, Regional Development Conference, Timaru, New Zealand, September 2003.
14. Community Economic Development Unit (CEDU) (1990). Bootstraps: A small town self help kit. Wellington: CEDU.
15. Crary, D. (2003). Small towns struggle to find dentists, Los Angeles Times, 28 September 2003, page 5.
16. Crouch, L., & Perry, H. (2003). Educators, Human Resources Development Review 2003, education, employment and skills in South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC.
17. Davies, R. O. (1998). Main street blues: The decline of Small-Town America (Urban Life & Landscape). Columbus: Ohio State University.
18. Dente, B., & Kjellberg, F. (Eds.) (1988). The dynamics of institutional change: Local government reorganization in Western democracies. SAGE Modern Politics Series, 19, 150-170.
19. Dewar, D. (1994). Reconstructing the South African countryside: The small towns. Development Southern Africa, 11(4), 351-362.
20. Ferguson, B. W. (1992). Inducing local growth: Two intermediate-sized cities in the state of Parana, Brazil. Third World Planning Review, 14(3), 245-265.
21. Free State Department of Education (FSDoE) (2006). Schools statistics (10th Survey). Bloemfontein: FSDoE.
22. Free State Provincial Government (2005). Free State Development Plan (FSDP). Bloemfontein: Office of the Premier, Free State Provincial Government.
23. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (1999). Local economic development instruments to address economic transformation in South Africa, Unpublished consultancy report, Johannesburg, South Africa.
24. Garcia, J. (1993). Improving rural-urban linkages through small-town market-based development. Third World Planning Review, 14(2), 131-148.
25. Gibb, M., & Nel, E. (2007). Small town redevelopment: The costs and benefits of local economic development in Alicedale. Urban Forum, 18, 69-84.
26. Heller, P. S., & Tait, A. A. (1984). Government employment and pay: Some international comparisons, IMF Occasional Papers, International Monetary Fund, Washington D. C.
27. Hinderink, J., & Titus, M. J. (2002). Small towns and regional development: Major findings and policy implications from comparative research. Urban Studies, 39(4), 379-391.
28. Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) (1997). Regional Industrial Location Study. Johannesburg: IDC.
29. Kaelo (2007). Save a small town-Uniondale UNIEP, The Owl House, Episode 1, 26 January 2005, Social Investment. Retrieved 17 July 2007, from http://www. kaelosa. com/.
30. Kalema, R. (1999). The Intergovernmental Relations Audit: Towards a culture of co-operative government (Final report of the Intergovernmental Relations Audit). Pretoria: Department of Provincial and Local Government.
31. Kalema, R. (2000). Intergovernmental relations in South Africa: a comparative analysis, Paper delivered at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Conference on Provincial Government in South Africa, 16-18 August 2000, Umtata, South Afraua.
32. Kenyon, P., & Black, A. (Eds.) (2001). Small town renewal: Overview and case studies, Report for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, RIRDC Publication No. 01/043, RIRDC Project No. ECU-6A, Union Offset, Canberra, Australia.
33. Kopanong Municipality (2005). Integrated Development Plan Review 2003-2006. Trompsburg: P. Mabena Consulting Services.
34. Kotze, N. (2003). Changing economic bases: Orania as case study of small-town development in South Africa. Acta Academia, 1(1), 159-203.
35. Krige, D. S. (1995). Post-Apartheid development challenges in a changing Free State with special reference to small towns, Unpublished paper presented at the South African Geographical Conference, October 1995, Durban, South Africa.
36. Lang, M. (1999). Priorities and problems of Small-Town Governance in Michigan. East Lansing: MSU.
37. Levy, N., & Tapscott, C. (Eds.) (2001). Intergovernmental relations in South Africa: The challenges of co-operative government. Cape Town: IDASA and School of Government, University of the Western Cape.
38. MacKinnon, J. (2003). Planning for Small Towns (from a National Perspective), Speech by Chief Planner for the Scottish Executive at the SusSET 4th Major Conference, 31 August 2003, Inverurie, Scotland.
39. Marais, L. (2004). From small town to tourism Mecca: The Clarens fairy tale. Bloemfontein: Centre for Development Support.
40. Marais, L., Pelser, A., Botes, L., Redelinghuys, N., & Benseler, A. (2005). Public finances, service delivery and mine closure in a small town: From stepping stone to stumbling block. Town and Regional Planning, 48, 5-16 (Special Edition).
41. Miller, S. (2003). Small successes as small towns fight for survival, Rapid City Journal. com. Retrieved on 17 July 2007, from http://www. rapidcityjournal. com/articles/2005/01/08/news/features/271features. txt.
42. Ministerial Advisory Committee on Local Government Transformation (MAC) (2001). Interim report on the challenges facing local government. Pretoria: MAC.
43. Ministry for the Environment (MFE) (2007). Main Street Programme. Retrieved on 17 July 2007, from http://www. mfe. govt. nz/publications/urban/urban-toolkit-apr07/html/page8-15. html.
44. Minnesota 2020 (2007). Minnesota 2020, Think Tank portal. Retrieved on 17 July 2007, from http://www. mn2020. org/index.
45. Nel, E. L. (1999). Regional and local economic development in South Africa: The experience of the Eastern Cape. Aldershot: Ashgate.
46. Nel, E. L. (2001). Local economic development: A review assessment of its current status in South Africa. Urban Studies, 38(7), 1003-1024.
47. Nel, E. (2005). Local economic development in South African small towns. In E. Nel & C. M. Rogerson (Eds.), Local economic development in the developing world. The experience of Southern Africa (pp. 253-266). London: Transaction.
48. Nel, E. L., & Hill, T. R. (1998). Demographic trends in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Urban Forum, 9(1), 131-141.
49. Nel, E. L., & Humphreys, G. (1999). Local economic development: Policy and practice in South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 16(2), 277-289.
50. Nel, E., & Rogerson, C. (2007). Evolving local economic development policy and practice in South Africa with special reference to smaller urban centres. Urban Forum, 18, 1-11.
51. Pharhanse, R. (2007). Peripheral small town development: Sengu Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Urban Forum, 18, 105-115.
52. Phillips, R. (2002). Concept marketing for communities. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida.
53. Reese, J., & Rosenfeldt, F. (2004). Local economic development in the United States and Canada: Institutionalizing policy. The American Review of Public Administration, 34(3), 277-292.
54. Republic of South Africa (RSA) (1965). Medicines and related substances control Act, Section 22(c), 1(a), Act 101 of 1965 as amended. Pretoria: Government Printer.
55. Republic of South Africa (RSA) (1996). Constitution of South Africa, Section 152(1)(d), Act 108 of 1996. Pretoria: Government Printer.
56. Republic of South Africa (RSA) (2003a). National Health Act, Act 61 of 2003. Pretoria: Government Printer.
57. Republic of South Africa (RSA) (2003b). National spatial development perspective. Pretoria: The Presidency Policy Co-ordination & Advisory Services.
58. Rogerson, C. M. (1997). Local economic development and post-apartheid reconstruction in South Africa. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, 18(2), 175-195.
59. Rogerson, C. M. (1999). Place marketing for local economic development in South Africa. South African Geographic Journal, 81(1), 32-43.
60. Schoeman, B. (2005). Interview with Dr Boet Schoeman, Stilbaai resident, 21 July 2005. Pretoria: South Africa.
61. Setioboilo, E. (2005). Interview at Philippolis Tourism Centre, 4 July 2005. South Africa: Philippolis.
62. Singh, A. (2005). Development perspectives: Is Africa different? From "Government" to "Governance" in Africa: Implications for and from Local Government in South Africa, Biennial Conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, 7-9 September 2005, Durban, South Africa.
63. South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) (2007). The right to have access to health care services. Pretoria: SAHRC.
64. Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) (2001). National census. Pretoria: Statistics South Africa.
65. Telegraph (2005). Dentists in short supply, Telegraph, 4 May 2005, page 8.
66. van der Merwe, I., Ferreira, S., & Zietsman, L. (2005). An investment strategy for effective town development in the Western Cape, South Africa. Urban Forum, 16(4), 385-416.
67. Watts, R. L. (1999). Comparing federal systems (2nd ed.). Montreal and Kingston: McGill & Queen's University.
68. World Bank (1999). Municipal development projects: Financing local development and building institutions, Precis no. 178, 7 April 1999, World Bank Group, Operations Evaluations Department, Washington. http://wbln0018. worldbank. org/oed/oeddoclib. nsf/7f2a291f9f1204c685256808006a0025/288a5365384b88fe852567f5005d9410/$FILE/178precis. pdf accessed 6 July 2007.
69. Xhariep District Municipality (2005). Integrated development plan, 2005-2010. Trompsburg: Xhariep District Municipality.