Prospects for global city development in central Gauteng.
Date
1995
Authors
Wolhuter, Caroline
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Abstract
This discourse investigates nature and the needs of global city development. It does this,
through both theoretical and empirical research into this phenomenon, peculiar to the late
twentieth century. The first part of the work explores the theoretical underpinnings of
'global city thesis'. and its host dominant critique, the 'dual city thesis'. Following this, an
empirical assessment of the concept's relevance to Southern Africa's development is
performed. For this purpose, the most dominant locality in the region, Central Gauteng, is
analysed in terms of its potential for, and the problems involved with global city
development in a middle-income country. It is found that global city development here
would be desirable for both Central Gauteng and the greater SADC. By establishing Central
Gauteng as a global city, the region would be empowered to take greater control over its
economic destiny. The path this development would, by necessity take, is the promotion of
the locality as the 'Gateway to Africa'. Based on this orientation several development
planning proposals are presented.
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DISCOURSE
submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
MASTER OF SCIENCE
in Development Planning
at the
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
Keywords
Metropolitan areas -- South Africa -- Gauteng., Regional economics -- South Africa -- Gauteng., Gauteng (South Africa) -- Economic conditions.