Christian Rogerson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3753812 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christian Rogerson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christian |
| FAMILY NAME | Rogerson |
| SIGNATURE | ROGERSON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Witwatersrand |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Viewpoint: How pro-poor is business tourism in the global South
The nexus of tourism and poverty, and controversies around ‘pro-poor tourism’, are at the forefront of tourism debates in the global South. Existing scholarship is dominated, however, by research on international leisure tourism. Business tourism is under-researched as compared to leisure tourism. Given the enormous scale and importance of business tourism in contemporary Africa, this oversight requires correction including in pro-poor tourism sc…
Ten years of changing development planning in a democratic South Africa
Pro-poor local economic development in post-apartheid South Africa: The Johannesburg fashion district
In development planning for post-apartheid South Africa, the role of local economic development (LED) planning is increasingly significant. This paper reviews the rise of LED planning since 1994 and the spectrum of pro-growth and pro-poor LED interventions that are being implemented. The emergence and planning of the Johannesburg fashion district is analysed as an example of a sectorally focused pro-poor LED intervention. The fashion district pro…
Local Economic Development in an Era of Globalisation: The Case of South African Cities
Since 1994 South Africa’s macroeconomic strategy has sought to accommodate the forces of globalisation and ensure the country’s re‐entry into the global economy after two decades (1970–90) of relative international economic isolation. One key component of restructuring for globalisation has been a shift in the burden of responsibility for economic development from national to local government level and of the promotion of local economic developme…
The Economic and Social Geography of South Africa: Progress Beyond Apartheid
Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy
Sally Peberdy, Christian Rogerson, Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue: Transnationalism, African Immigration, and New Migrant Spaces in South Africa (2000), pp. 20-40
Geography in a Changing South Africa: Progress and Prospects
Geography in the 1990s is a dynamic and diverse discipline. South Africa offers a particularly rich and fascinating subject for research because of its unique blend of First and Third Worlds and the challenges presented by political change. The nineteen contributors to this volume debate geographical issues which are at the cutting edge of contemporary local, and international research on South Africa. Environmental degradation, urban and rural p…
New Wave African Historiography and African Historical Geography
Decolonizing the Human Geography of Southern Africa
Geography in a Changing South Africa: Progress and Prospects
Geography in the 1990s is a dynamic and diverse discipline. South Africa offers a particularly rich and fascinating subject for research because of its unique blend of First and Third Worlds and the challenges presented by political change. The nineteen contributors to this volume debate geographical issues which are at the cutting edge of contemporary local, and international research on South Africa. Environmental degradation, urban and rural p…
New Wave African Historiography and African Historical Geography
Local Economic Development in an Era of Globalisation: The Case of South African Cities
Since 1994 South Africa’s macroeconomic strategy has sought to accommodate the forces of globalisation and ensure the country’s re‐entry into the global economy after two decades (1970–90) of relative international economic isolation. One key component of restructuring for globalisation has been a shift in the burden of responsibility for economic development from national to local government level and of the promotion of local economic developme…
Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy
Sally Peberdy, Christian Rogerson, Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue: Transnationalism, African Immigration, and New Migrant Spaces in South Africa (2000), pp. 20-40
Ten years of changing development planning in a democratic South Africa
Pro-poor local economic development in post-apartheid South Africa: The Johannesburg fashion district
In development planning for post-apartheid South Africa, the role of local economic development (LED) planning is increasingly significant. This paper reviews the rise of LED planning since 1994 and the spectrum of pro-growth and pro-poor LED interventions that are being implemented. The emergence and planning of the Johannesburg fashion district is analysed as an example of a sectorally focused pro-poor LED intervention. The fashion district pro…
Decolonizing the Human Geography of Southern Africa
The Economic and Social Geography of South Africa: Progress Beyond Apartheid
Decolonizing the Human Geography of Southern Africa
New Wave African Historiography and African Historical Geography
Geography in a Changing South Africa: Progress and Prospects
Geography in the 1990s is a dynamic and diverse discipline. South Africa offers a particularly rich and fascinating subject for research because of its unique blend of First and Third Worlds and the challenges presented by political change. The nineteen contributors to this volume debate geographical issues which are at the cutting edge of contemporary local, and international research on South Africa. Environmental degradation, urban and rural p…
Local Economic Development in an Era of Globalisation: The Case of South African Cities
Since 1994 South Africa’s macroeconomic strategy has sought to accommodate the forces of globalisation and ensure the country’s re‐entry into the global economy after two decades (1970–90) of relative international economic isolation. One key component of restructuring for globalisation has been a shift in the burden of responsibility for economic development from national to local government level and of the promotion of local economic developme…
The Economic and Social Geography of South Africa: Progress Beyond Apartheid
Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy
Sally Peberdy, Christian Rogerson, Transnationalism and Non-South African Entrepreneurs in South Africa's Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Economy, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines, Vol. 34, No. 1, Special Issue: Transnationalism, African Immigration, and New Migrant Spaces in South Africa (2000), pp. 20-40
Ten years of changing development planning in a democratic South Africa
Pro-poor local economic development in post-apartheid South Africa: The Johannesburg fashion district
In development planning for post-apartheid South Africa, the role of local economic development (LED) planning is increasingly significant. This paper reviews the rise of LED planning since 1994 and the spectrum of pro-growth and pro-poor LED interventions that are being implemented. The emergence and planning of the Johannesburg fashion district is analysed as an example of a sectorally focused pro-poor LED intervention. The fashion district pro…
Viewpoint: How pro-poor is business tourism in the global South
The nexus of tourism and poverty, and controversies around ‘pro-poor tourism’, are at the forefront of tourism debates in the global South. Existing scholarship is dominated, however, by research on international leisure tourism. Business tourism is under-researched as compared to leisure tourism. Given the enormous scale and importance of business tourism in contemporary Africa, this oversight requires correction including in pro-poor tourism sc…
Local Economic Development and Planning (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (5 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Business (2 works)