Local Economic Development: A Review and Assessment of its Current Status in South Africa
By E. Nel. 2001
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Subfields: Law, Political Science and International Relations, Urban Studies
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- Local economic development in Africa: Global context and research directions (2010, background): “…tourism was a potential LED focus for regenerating economically depressed localities feeling the impact of defence cuts or mine closures (Binns & Nel, 2001, 2003; Nel & Binns, 2002b; Nel et al., 2003; Abrahams, 2007) and for reviving the fortunes of many declining small 2006b, 2007, 2009b; Gibb…”
- Reframing place-based economic development in South Africa: the example of local economic development (2014, background): “Overall, LED has consolidated in importance within the development planning landscape of South Africa as an integral part of the country’s initiatives for political decentralisation (Nel, 2001; Rogerson, 2008a; Nel et al., 2009; Rogerson, 2011a).”
- Tourism-led local economic development: The South African experience (2002, background): “Despite the growth of research and the popularity of LED studies in South Africa, one notable theme that is markedly under-represented and little discussed within the existing literature is that of tourism-led LED (see Nel, 2001a ).”
- Pro-Poor local economic development in South Africa: The role of pro-poor tourism (2006, background): “Generally, LED in South Africa is conceptualized as a form of coalition between the key actors in a locality and involves the development of partnerships between the private sector, government and civil society (Nel, 2001).”