David Dewar

Urban markets : developing informal retailing

1. Introduction: Urban Markets and Informal Sector Stimulation 2. Urban Markets: Some Issues Relating to their Location, Design and Administration 3. The Empirical Foundation 4. Market Cases.

Industrial Decentralization Policy in South Africa: Rhetoric and Practice

Industrial decentralization has formed a central element of state regional policy under South Africas apartheid government. Increasingly, the government has attempted to justify this policy by linking it to international theories and precedents regarding regional development and the use of growth poles. This paper examines the potential efficacy of decentralization policy as a tool for promoting regional development in South Africa. It concludes that, in general terms, the policy has failed to meet the expectations of its proponents. Its continued emphasis in this country suggests that the motives underpinning the policy lie outside the field of regional development.

Rethinking Urban Transport After Modernism : Lessons from South Africa

Contents: Defining the problem: the objectives of this book Setting the scene Approaches to settlement-making: locating the concepts of structure and space Movement as an element of urban structure and urban space Movement in urban structure: the case of South Africa Movement as an element of urban space Movement in space: the case of South Africa Conclusion References Appendix A: excerpt from the Transport Planning Act Appendix B: further readings consulted.

The South African State and urbanisation policy: Crisis and response☆

Abstract Towards the end of the 1970s political and economic tensions in South Africa precipitated a crisis of the State. In response to this, the last few years have seen an unprecedented attempt on the part of the government to restructure racial capitalism in South Africa. While reforms have left virtually no aspect of government policy untouched, this paper explores one particular and vital aspect of policy reform: that of urbanisation policy and regional development. It is frequently the case that internationally accepted regional development and settlement strategies, first, are adopted by governments for political rather than for developmental reasons and, secondly, are unable anyway to stimulate processes of regional development. The reasons for this relate not only to the biases which occur in the application of these strategies, but also to a failure to understand or to confront the real and complex developmental problems of the areas in which they are implemented. The case of South Africa clearly demonstrates these issues.

Urbanization processes and policies in Africa: Lessons from Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

The urbanization experiences of Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe are examined, with emphasis on the effectiveness of policies designed to influence urbanization. The first part of the study describes the measures adopted; the second part attempts to evaluate their effectiveness as well as their impact on poverty and inequality.