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| Citation | Nel, Etienne L. “The Implementation, Effects, and Inplications of Regional Development Planning in the Border-Ciskei-Transkei Region of South Africa.” Regional Development Studies 3 (1996/97): 1-25. | ||
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| Year | 1997 | ||
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| Material Type | Journal Article | ||
| Features | 71 notes; 3 tables; 4 figures (maps) | ||
| Pages | p. 1-25 | ||
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APARTHEID 04.02.04 GOVERNMENT POLICY 04.03.02 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 08.01.02 NATIONAL PLANS 02.01.02 REGIONAL PLANNING 02.01.02 SOUTH AFRICA 01.04.02 | ||
| Abstract | This article examines the implementation and effects of regional development planning in the Border-Ciskei-Transkei (BCT) region of South Africa. This area was selected to illustrate the effects of national policies on one the poorest parts of the country. State planning strategies were utilized to further the ends of apartheid through an attempt to turn the African territorial reserves, the Homelands, into independent economic entities. The article traces the application of state policies from the early 1960s through to 1993. The identification of growth points in and around the Homelands was a calculated attempt to provide them with an economic basis, as was the granting of nominal political "independence". Although many industrial firms did establish themselves in the area and received generous state support, a permanent, sustainable industrial base was only created in a limited number of centres. The successful points tended to be those which possessed an inherent growth potential. The dubious results of strategies applied and their implications receive particular attention, particularly in terms of the recent closure of numerous firms as a result of the loss of incentives and exposures to broader market forces. Appropriate policies to assist the most needy, remain an urgent necessity which the new government still has to address. In many senses, the saga of regional development in South Africa serves as an "anti-model" and several key conclusions of the experience are identified. --Journal abstract | ||
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