Economic Governance and the Local Business Environment: Evidence from Two Economically Lagging Provinces of South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-366

  Rogerson, Christian M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic governance; Local business environment; Local economic development; Private sector development; South Africa

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL ECONOMY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY STRATEGY; PRIVATE SECTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EASTERN CAPE; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77957020069     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9099-0     Document Type: Article

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