Re-thinking Spatial Inequalities in South Africa: Lessons from International Experience

Nel, Etienne; Rogerson, Christian M.

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“…Amidst these international debates about spatial targeting the South African policy record merits attention (Nel and Rogerson, 2009). Apartheid planning contains a distinguished history of 'failed' (explicit) spatial targeting or, at best, a record with modest or disappointing outcomes (Todes, 2013).…”

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Redressing inequality in South Africa: The spatial targeting of distressed areas

Rogerson

Nel

2015

Local Economy

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Uneven geographical development is deeply entrenched in South Africa with apartheid era spatial economic disparities persisting to the present day. This paper examines South Africa's recent reengagement with spatial economic interventions designed to help address the challenges faced by the country's 'lagging regions' or what are designated as the 'distressed areas'. Current moves to support such areas through infrastructural, manufacturing and tourism interventions are detailed and critiqued in this paper.

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Redressing inequality in South Africa: The spatial targeting of distressed areas

Rogerson

Nel

2015

Local Economy

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“…They ascribed the "lack of business culture among non-white citizens to the legacy of apartheid where 'people from colour' were destined to be labourers in factories and fishermen and this impacted detrimentally on the creation and development of knowledge and skills for entrepreneurship" (Bek et al, 2004: 5). Spatial inequalities have proven to be the most stubborn legacy of apartheid, both reflecting and reinforcing wider social inequalities in the country (Nel, Rogerson, 2009). Key responses in this regard include the identification of the need to address the legacy of apartheid spatial planning and to promote rural development in order to create five million jobs in terms of the New Growth Path (Department of Economic Development, 2011).…”

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Regional development of Saldanha Bay region, South Africa: The role of Saldanha Steel

Welman

Ferreira

2014

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series

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Since 1970 the Saldanha Bay region on the West Coast of the Western Cape Province has been high on South Africa’s national development agenda. The region has been struggling for years to meet the preconditions for economic take-off. In this analysis the Saldanha Bay region is positioned in the contexts of global competition among steel-producing countries, South Africa’s national development plan and the Greater Cape Town functional region. The aim is to explain the nature and extent of the relationship between a single secondary industry - ArcelorMittal Saldanha - and the economic development of the larger Saldanha region. Following a brief introduction and background to the Saldanha Bay region, the evolutionary economic geography (EEG) approach and the role of institutions in the development of regions are reviewed. Saldanha Steel (ArcelorMittal), the pioneer industrial firm, is analysed by using a mixed-method approached, where semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire survey are the main research instruments. The contribution of Saldanha Steel to regional development is explored.

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“…The proponents of this argument suggest that spatial inequality can be attributed to market thickness, as areas with greater market opportunities attract investment, settlement and consumption (Fujita, 2008;Liu, Dunford, Song, & Chen, 2016). They argue that economic space matters in determining the magnitude of spatial inequalities (Nel & Rogerson, 2009). Access to and control over natural resources such as irrigation water is a common and interesting example of spatial inequality.…”

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Inequality of access in irrigation systems of the mid-hills of Nepal

Pariyar

Lovett

Snell

2017

Area Development and Policy

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Access to, and control over, water for irrigation is one of the most important factors for increasing agricultural productivity, thereby affecting household food security and levels of poverty in developing countries. However, investments in the irrigation sector have often failed to consider equity aspects of irrigation interventions. Using data from 199 households from three irrigation systems in the mid-hills of Nepal, we analyse access and control of water in different levels of socio-economic heterogeneities. The results demonstrate that efforts to improve livelihoods of the rural poor should give due consideration to the distributional aspects of irrigation interventions, with authority for allocating the level of access to irrigation water given to the farmers throughout the system. productividad agrícola, afectando a la seguridad alimentaria de los hogares y los niveles de pobreza en los países en desarrollo. Sin embargo, muchas veces las inversiones en el sector de la irrigación no han sabido considerar los aspectos de equidad en los programas de irrigación. A partir de datos de 199 hogares de tres sistemas de irrigación en las colinas medias de Nepal, analizamos el acceso y el control del agua en diferentes niveles de heterogeneidades socioeconómicas. Los resultados demuestran que en los esfuerzos por mejorar los medios de vida de zonas rurales pobres deberán tenerse en cuenta los aspectos distributivos de los programas de irrigación con autoridad para asignar qué nivel de acceso al agua de irrigación se proporciona a los agricultores en todo el sistema. ARTICLE HISTORY PALABRAS CLAVEDesigualdad espacial, heterogeneidad socioeconómica, acceso al agua, irrigación, pobreza, Nepal АННОТАЦИЯ Неравенство доступа к ирригационным системам Мид-Хилс Непала. Area Development and Policy. Доступ к воде для орошения и контроль над ней являются одним из важнейших факторов повышения производительности сельского хозяйства, которые влияют на продовольственную безопасность домашних хозяйств и уровень бедности в развивающихся странах. Однако инвестиции в ирригационный сектор часто не учитывали аспект справедливости подобных вмешательств. Используя данные 199 домашних хозяйств из трех ирригационных систем Мид-Хилс Непала, мы анализируем доступ и контроль над водой на различных уровнях социально-экономической гетерогенности. Результаты показывают, что усилия по улучшению жизнедеятельности сельской бедноты должны учитывать распределительные аспекты ирригационных вмешательств, с предоставлением полномочий по назначению уровня доступа к ирригационной воде во всей системе фермера КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА Пространственное неравенство, социально-экономическая неоднородность, доступность воды, орошение, бедность, Непал

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Re-thinking Spatial Inequalities in South Africa: Lessons from International Experience

Cited by 25 publications

References 31 publications

Redressing inequality in South Africa: The spatial targeting of distressed areas

Redressing inequality in South Africa: The spatial targeting of distressed areas

Regional development of Saldanha Bay region, South Africa: The role of Saldanha Steel

Inequality of access in irrigation systems of the mid-hills of Nepal

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