Local Economic Development and Planning

Local Economic Development and Planning is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 4.6k research works in it since 1954. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the various aspects of local economic development (LED) in South Africa, including policies, regional and urban initiatives, sustainable development, employment strategies, and community-based approaches. It also explores the challenges and opportunities for LED in both rural and urban settings, with a particular emphasis on the South African context.

• South Africa
• local economic development
• policy
• regional
• urban
• sustainable development
• rural
• employment
• community-based
• spatial development