Elite Compacts in Africa: The Role of Area-based Management in the New Governmentality of the Durban City-region

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 390-406

  Beall, Jo ^a   Parnell, Susan ^b   Albertyn, Chris ^c  

^a BRITISH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Chris Albertyn and Associates CC   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African urbanism; Area based management; City region; Elite compacts; Multi scale governance; Post apartheid city; Regional service delivery; Traditional authorities; Urban rural linkages

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGEMENT; POST-APARTHEID; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLITICS; URBAN REGION;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84931032118     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12178     Document Type: Article

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