Industrial decentralization and regional development in South Africa
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2015-01-09
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Boshoff, Brian Charles
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Abstract
The dissertation begins by providing a conceptual
framework for discussing industrial decentralization.
This is done by assessing regional development planning
in terms of its goals, objectives and theoretical base.
Thereafter, one of the chief regional planning
strategies - growth pole theory - is evaluated and
found to be subject to numerous fashions and fads, and
to be somewhat misunderstood. Industrial
decentralization in South Africa (underpinned by growth
pole theory), is then assessed and found to yield
disappointing results even in terms of its main
rationale of separate development. However, it is held
that under certain conditions, an industrial
decentralization strategy may be valid. Thee
conditions are discussed, and the spatial and planning
focus for such a strategy is considered.