Browsing by Subject "Local economic development"
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Best practice management principles for business chambers to facilitate economic development: evidence from South Africa
(Copernicus, 2017)Local economic development (LED) is seen as one of the prominent and emerging tools in the facilitation of development of on a local and regional level. On the local level, the partners in LED are government, business and ... -
An evaluation of the developmental role of local government in fighting poverty in the Free State
(North-West University, 2006)Three hundred years of colonialism, and fifty of internal colonialism, had hardwired a duality into the system, whereby two domains coexisted: on one hand, a globally integrated world of production, exchange and consumption, ... -
Job creation and employment sustainability within the Tlokwe Local Municipality : a policy analysis
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Unemployment is an ongoing issue globally and specifically in South Africa with a current unemployment rate of 25.7% which has negative effects on society and influences the livelihoods of individuals. Job creation should ... -
Local economic development as a tool for job creation: a case of Mafube Local Municipality
(2015)Importance is being placed on local economic development (LED) by the South African government, given the paradigm shift away from viewing local government as simply delivery agents to the concept of developmental local ... -
Measurement of the enabling development environment: a comparative study in a developing Region
(Centre of Sociological Research, 2017)Development of a region is influenced by the way in which local government develops and implements its policy on the creation of enabling environment for businesses to prosper. The enabling development environment focuses ... -
The role and impact of tourism on local economic development: A comparative study
(2015)The purpose of this study was to determine what role tourism plays in the economic development of local regions. Tourism is globally recognised as one of the largest and fastest growing economic sectors. In developing ... -
The roles of business chambers in local economic development: the perceptions of business chambers in the Vaal Triangle region
(The Social Sciences Research Society, 2016)Local economic development (LED) has been identified as a prominent tool in the facilitation of the development of local regions. The so-called "LED-triangle" of partners has been identified on the local level as business, ...
