Promoting place-based regional development through Local Economic Development Agencies and Special Economic Zones in South Africa

Isaac Khambule

doi:10.4324/9781003397823-9

Promoting place-based regional development through Local Economic Development Agencies and Special Economic Zones in South Africa

Isaac Khambule

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Place-based development is increasingly acquiring keen interest across emerging and developing nations as a response to slow growth and uneven development. This chapter explores the progress, synergies and contribution of Local Economic Development Agencies (LEDAs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in nurturing South Africa’s place-based industrial development and in addressing the country’s social, economic and spatial inequalities. Two distinct potential phases of place-based development are revealed; through LEDAs accelerating development and building institutional readiness for industrial development in less-developed regions, while the second phase is accelerating industrial development by aligning SEZs with the country’s spatial transformation and economic development targets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Contemporary South Africa and the Political Economy of Regional Development
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	150-172
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9781040307434
ISBN (Print)	9781032502991
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003397823-9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2025

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General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
General Business,Management and Accounting
General Social Sciences

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