Regional Development and Settlement Policy

Taylor & Francis

Regional Development and Settlement PolicyPremises and Prospects\nAuthor(s): David Dewar, Alison Todes, Vanessa Watson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138101944, 978-1138101944\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1986. This book focusses on a critical analysis of regional development strategy in South Africa, and shifts over time in that strategy. Regional development theory and thinking about settlement policy have developed largely independently of each other. This book clarifies some of the resulting confusion and points towards a greater integration of the two areas of understanding.\n\nThe book provides an overview of shifts which occurred in national and regional development theory and the broader social, economic and political factors which influenced these shifts. It identifies the major policy implications of the various development approaches, with particular emphasis placed on the role of settlement po.