Table of Contents

1: Setting the Scene: Local Economic Development in Southern Africa; 2: Contextualizing South African Local Economic Development within Current Development Debates: The International Setting; 3: Putting "Developmental Local Government" into Practice: The Experience of South Africa's Towns and Cities; 4: Debates in Local Economic Development Policy and Practice; 5: Towards Pro-Poor Local Economic Development: The Case for Sectoral Targeting in South Africa; 6: Pro-Poor Local Economic Development in South Africa: The Application of Public Procurement; 7: Local Economic Development in South Africa: A Useful Tool for Sustainable Development; 8: Social Capital and Appropriate Skills Training as Prerequisites for Successful Local Economic Development: The Noordhoek Valley Training Centre, Cape Town; 9: Inner-City Economic Revitalization Through Cluster Support: The Johannesburg Clothing Industry; 10: From Spatial Development Initiative to Blue IQ: Sub-National Economic Planning in Gauteng; 11: Durban's Pursuit of Economic Development in the Post-Apartheid Era; 12: Local Economic Development in Midrand, South Africa's Ecocity; 13: Local Economic Development in South African Small Towns; 14: The Local Development Impacts of Backpacker Tourism: Evidence from the South African Experience; 15: Tourism-Led Local Economic Development: The South African Experience; 16: Local Economic Development in Swaziland: The Case of Manzini City; 17: Policy Options for Good Governance and Local Economic Development in Eastern and Southern Africa

About the Author

Christian Rogerson

Reviews

-This compelling and comprehensive book provides a look at the innovative (including pro-poor) local economic development strategies being used in South Africa. The contributors to Local Economic Development in the Changing World are among the very best scholars in the field.-

--Gary Gaile, University of Colorado

-Etienne Nel and Christian Rogerson have produced an excellent book on local economic development in South Africa. The chapters in this timely volume contain many valuable lessons for both the developing and the developed world. Of particular importance is the policy focus of Nel and Rogerson on investing in and empowering low-income workers, entrepreneurs, families, and neighborhoods.-

--Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Prague Institute for Global Urban Development

"This compelling and comprehensive book provides a look at the innovative (including pro-poor) local economic development strategies being used in South Africa. The contributors to Local Economic Development in the Changing World are among the very best scholars in the field."

--Gary Gaile, University of Colorado

"Etienne Nel and Christian Rogerson have produced an excellent book on local economic development in South Africa. The chapters in this timely volume contain many valuable lessons for both the developing and the developed world. Of particular importance is the policy focus of Nel and Rogerson on investing in and empowering low-income workers, entrepreneurs, families, and neighborhoods."

--Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Prague Institute for Global Urban Development

"This compelling and comprehensive book provides a look at the innovative (including pro-poor) local economic development strategies being used in South Africa. The contributors to Local Economic Development in the Changing World are among the very best scholars in the field." --Gary Gaile, University of Colorado "Etienne Nel and Christian Rogerson have produced an excellent book on local economic development in South Africa. The chapters in this timely volume contain many valuable lessons for both the developing and the developed world. Of particular importance is the policy focus of Nel and Rogerson on investing in and empowering low-income workers, entrepreneurs, families, and neighborhoods." --Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Chairman and CEO, Prague Institute for Global Urban Development