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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786744603321

Autore

Mahajan Sandeep

Titolo

Economics of South African townships, with a special focus on Diepsloot / / Sandeep Mahajan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : The World Bank Group, , 2014

ISBN

1-4648-0302-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (pages cm)

Collana

World Bank studies

Disciplina

330.968

Soggetti

Black people - South Africa - Economic conditions

Economic development - South Africa

Slums - South Africa - Johannesburg

Squatter settlements - South Africa - Johannesburg

South Africa Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Overview -- A history of townships in south africa -- A conceptual framework for the township economy -- Economic and social trends in townships -- Access to finance in townships and informal settlements -- Qualitative assessment of the Diepsloot economy -- Diepsloot's investment climate -- Income and expenditure patterns in Diepsloot -- A social accounting matrix for the economy of Diepsloot -- Conclusions -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

Countries everywhere are divided within into two distinct spatial realms: one urban, one rural. Classic models of development predict faster growth in the urban sector, causing rapid migration from rural areas to cities, lifting average incomes in both places. The situation in South Africa throws up an unconventional challenge. The country has symptoms of a spatial realm that is not not rural, not fully urban, lying somewhat in limbo. This is the realm of the country's townships and informal settlements (T&IS). In many ways, the townships and especially the informal settlements are similar to