Beyond the development impasse
The role of local economic development and community self-reliance in rural South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4250952 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tony Binns (0000-0003-1803-7218, University of Sussex), Etienne Nel (0000-0002-8401-3698, Rhodes University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 389-408 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x99003067 |
| OpenAlex | W2155081715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 26 |
| References cited | 7 |
The failure of successive generations of imported, Western development strategies and projects to deliver meaningful reductions in poverty and achieve basic needs in Africa, has provoked a deep questioning of Western concepts and methodologies of development. Non-governmental organisations and development practitioners are increasingly focusing their attention on strategies which build upon local knowledge, skills and resources. The concepts of 'self- reliance' and local economic development are examined in the context of development challenges which face Africa. This is followed by a detailed case study of local economic development in the rural Mpofu District of the former Ciskei Homeland, which was incorporated into the Eastern Cape province of South Africa with the demise of apartheid in 1994
Agriculture · Community development · Context (archaeology) · Demise · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Face (sociological concept) · Geography · Homeland · Local economic development · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Rural development · Social science · Sociology · Legal Issues in South Africa · Local Economic Development and Planning · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 26 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,04 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 23 |