Exploration of solutions for revitalisation of rural areas in South Africa

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 613-625

  Meyer, Daniel Francois ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Job creation; Local economic development (LED); Local government; Revitalisation; Rural development; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897378151     PISSN: 20399340     EISSN: 20392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n4p613     Document Type: Article

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