Mangcu, Xolela2016-04-192016-04-191999-09-18http://hdl.handle.net/10539/20231Paper presented at the Wits History Workshop: Forging the links between historical research and the policy process, 18-19 September 1999.This paper aims to present a critique of the Eurocentrism , globalism and economism of South African urban development and propose an alternative approach to the South African city. Progressive planning is about listening to what people want and need and giving them voice to express those needs.enUrban policy. South AfricaTown planning. South AfricaEurocentrismWorking Paper