A legacy of control? The capital subsidy for housing, and informal settlement intervention in South Africa
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 4383373 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Marie Huchzermeyer (0000-0003-3209-5449, University of the Witwatersrand, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2003 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | 591-612 |
| Data de publicação | 2003-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0309-1317 • E-ISSN: 1468-2427 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2427.00468 |
| OpenAlex | W2057565632 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 43 |
| Referências citadas | 39 |
Control over the urbanization process in South Africa was redefined after the mid-1980s, when the policy of 'orderly urbanization' replaced that of racially based 'influx control'. In the early 1990s, under the inspiration of the private sector-funded policy think tank, the Urban Foundation, a standardized capital subsidy was introduced as a means of financing the orderly settlement of poor households on peri-urban land. Currently, the capital subsidy may be considered the cornerstone of the South African national housing policy. This article examines how the capital subsidy framework has perpetuated the practice of control by submitting urban expansion in the lowest income sector to rigid regulation. It discusses recent responses from various sectors of the South African society, while also examining how continuity in the intervention approach was maintained from previous decades. The article points to a need to depart from the capital subsidy framework as a basis for informal settlement intervention in South Africa.En Afrique du Sud, la maîtrise du processus d'urbanisation a été redéfinie vers la fin des années 1980, alors que la politique publique de 'l'urbanisation ordonnée' remplaçait celle du 'contrô le des flux' aux critères raciaux. Au début des années 1990, inspirée d'un groupe de réflexion stratégique financé par le secteur privé, la Urban Foundation, une subvention d'équipement classique, a été lancée comme moyen de financer l'implantation ordonnée des ménages pauvres dans les terres péri-urbaines. Actuellement, la subvention d'équipement peut être considérée comme la pierre angulaire de la politique nationale du logement en Afrique du Sud. L'article examine comment le système des subventions d'équipement a perpétué l'exercice du contrôle en soumettant l'expansion urbaine à une réglementation rigide pour la population aux plus faibles revenus. Il étudie les réactions récentes de plusieurs secteurs de la société sud-africaine, tout en approfondissant comment la continuité de cette démarche a été préservée à partir des dernières décennies. Ces travaux soulignent la nécessité de sortir du système des subventions d'équipement comme fondement d'intervention pour l'habitat sauvage en Afrique du Sud
Archaeology · Capital control · Capital flows · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Informal sector · Liberalization · Market economy · Political science · Subsidy · Urbanization · Welfare economics · Legal Issues in South Africa · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance · Finance
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| Intervalo de citações | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
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