Filling this data vacuum will spur smart local growth planning

There has been little informed public discussion of how South Africa's spatial economy has changed in recent years. This is strange considering the centrality of space to apartheid, and the hardships caused by separating people from economic opportunities.

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Human Science Research Council SA
Published
2026-05-22
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32363448
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Local Economic Development and Planning
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Filling this data vacuum will spur smart local growth planning

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Filling this data vacuum will spur smart local growth planning

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Abstract

There has been little informed public discussion of how South Africa's spatial economy has changed in recent years. This is strange considering the centrality of space to apartheid, and the hardships caused by separating people from economic opportunities.

Human Science Research Council SA
Decent work and economic growth
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Local Economic Development and Planning
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