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Title:A Critical Review of Selected Topics in Development Theory and Policy in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Author:Haines, RichardISNI
Year:2006
Periodical:Africanus
Volume:36
Issue:1
Pages:2-22
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:regional development
economic development
development plans
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
History and Exploration
Abstract:Exclusive market-led approaches to development were hegemonic during the 1980s and the early 1990s. However, since the mid-1990s the 'wisdom' behind this vision has been questioned. There is less certainty as to the terrains and the boundaries of development. Mainstream development thinking has incorporated various aspects of alternative development such as equity, gender, sustainability and participation, though these emphases have often been diluted in practice. This article focuses on a number of themes and implicit debates at macro and meso levels in the local development literature with contemporary policy relevance in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is based on an extensive literature review and on the results of the Audit of Development Research in the Eastern Cape carried out in 2004 and early 2005. Some of the key thrusts of the development conception as reflected in the development plans of the province are outlined. Broader aspects of the last two development plans are analysed to contextualize the debate. Special attention is given to the role of the State and institutions, social, cultural and human capital, sustainable development, and rural development. The article concludes that meaningful economic development in the province demands a radical rethinking of production in various urban and rural spaces. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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