Abstract
Uneven geographical development is deeply entrenched in South Africa with apartheid era spatial economic disparities persisting to the present day. This paper examines South Africa’s recent re-engagement with spatial economic interventions designed to help address the challenges faced by the country’s ‘lagging regions’ or what are designated as the ‘distressed areas’. Current moves to support such areas through infrastructural, manufacturing and tourism interventions are detailed and critiqued in this paper.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 28-41 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Local Economy |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2016 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- South Africa
- inequality
- lagging regions
- regional
- spatial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
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