"Township economies": Uses, meanings and key debates in the Gauteng context

Download or read book "Township economies": Uses, meanings and key debates in the Gauteng context written by Mamokete Modiba and published by Gauteng City Region Observatory (GCRO). This book was released on with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents multiple meanings of ‘township economies’ and the implications of key debates around framing township economic development. Overlaps in various national and provincial government strategies have included government procurement in townships, settlement upgrading, promoting entrepreneurship and creating a conducive regulatory environment for productivity. These efforts notwithstanding, the paper points out the need to include township development within broader national policy and encourages discussion on important concerns such as bringing jobs to people or people to jobs.