Abstract
This paper locates local economic development research and practice in Africa in a global context. It provides an overview of the international development of local economic development (LED), of its contested definitions and theoretical status, and of existing scholarship on the topic of LED policy and practice specifically across sub-Saharan Africa. Currently there is much more LED research available for South Africa than for the other sub-Saharan African countries. The paper highlights the need for this imbalance to be redressed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 465-480 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Development Southern Africa |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- Local economic development
- South Africa
- Sub-Saharan Africa
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Development
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