Patterns of indigenous and foreign control of South African manufacturing.

The findings of a recent investigation into the volume, structure and geography of foreign-controlled employment in S Africa are presented. In particular, attention centres on the contrasting structural and spatial dimensions of foreign as opposed to indigenous controlled manufacturing. The study reveals its qualitative importance is concentrated in certain strategic industrial sectors. In addition, the relative strength of local economic power is highlighted. There occurs an uneven spatial distribution of foreign-controlled manufacturing with major concentrations in the leading metropolitan areas. -Author