Peer-Reviewed Article June 29, 2006
Pro-poor local economic development in South Africa's cities: policy and practice
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Published in: Africa Insight
Publisher: Africa Institute of South Africa • South Africa • 0256-2804 • 1995-641X
Abstract
This paper provides a critical overview of the policy and practice of pro-poor local economic development (LED) in a cross-section of South African urban centres. It argues that currently pro-poor LED is more entrenched in the policy than in the practice of the surveyed municipalities.