The application of local economic development in East London, South Africa, 1927-1955

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Title:	The application of local economic development in East London, South Africa, 1927-1955
Authors:	Nel, Etienne L. Rogerson, Christian M.
Year:	1996
Periodical:	Urban Forum
Volume:	7
Issue:	1
Pages:	68-87
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	economic history economic development urban history
External link:	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03036847
Abstract:	In contemporary South Africa, local economic development is surfacing as one of the more noteworthy features and potential development strategies for postapartheid economic reconstruction. Notwithstanding the contemporary surge in policy and academic interest in local economic development in South Africa, there is an increasing amount of evidence pointing to an extended history of local economic development initiatives. This paper examines the historical role played by the application of local economic development in East London prior to the apartheid era and the initiation of policies of rigid State control. The city of East London was founded in 1848 and became the most important commercial and industrial centre in the region which later came to be popularly known as 'Border Kei'. The paper suggests that one of the reasons for the city's prosperity was the early phase of aggressive local State policies which were adopted to support local economic development from 1927 onward. Bibliogr.