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Economics of South African Townships : Special Focus on Diepsloot

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dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Sandeep
dc.contributor.editorMahajan, Sandeep
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-11T19:24:56Z
dc.date.available2014-08-11T19:24:56Z
dc.date.issued2014-08-04
dc.description.abstractCountries everywhere are divided into two distinct spatial realms: one urban, one rural. Classic models of development predict faster growth in the urban sector, causing rapid migration from rural areas to cities, lifting average incomes in both places. The process continues until the marginal productivity of labor is equalized across the two realms. The pattern of rising urbanization accompanying economic growth has become one of the most visible and self-evident empirical facts of development across the world, with almost 200,000 people making the rural-to-urban trek every day, according to the United Nations. Cities across the world are powering growth, development, and modernization. The study then takes a close look at Diepsloot, a large township in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, to bring out more vividly the economic realities and choices of township residents. Although atypical in many ways, by the virtue of being newer, poorer, and more informal, with a bigger concentration of migrants (many of them foreign nationals), than the historically established townships, Diepsloot also retains many of the economic characteristics of South African townships: Issues of joblessness, uneven access to basic public services, and overwhelming levels of crime and violence are almost as pervasive in Diepsloot as they are in other T&IS. At the same time, an emergent informal sector more visibly pervades the township than seen in the average township, which makes it a particularly useful place to study in order to develop an understanding of the kinds of economic activities that are feasible in townships. It focuses particularly on the nature of business activity in the township, the key investment-climate constraints faced by its firms, income and expenditure patterns across households, and some aggregative social and human indicators. In a first attempt of its kind for a township, the report also develops a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) of Diepsloot for a comprehensive and consistent picture of the place, including the circular flow of income within the township, the nature of its interaction with the rest of the South African economy, and a simple multiplier analysis of its economy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/19925268/economics-south-african-townships-special-focus-diepsloot
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0301-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-0301-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19282
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank Group
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Study;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CAPITAL
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectACCESS TO FORMAL FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANALYTICAL APPROACH
dc.subjectARBITRAGE
dc.subjectBANK ACCOUNT
dc.subjectBANKING SECTOR
dc.subjectBANKING STRUCTURE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITY
dc.subjectBUSINESS CENSUS
dc.subjectBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectBUSINESS NETWORKS
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNER
dc.subjectBUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subjectBUSINESS RECORDS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITALIZATION
dc.subjectCC
dc.subjectCENTRAL PLANNING
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCIRCULAR FLOW
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCOMPUTER TRAINING
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectCREDITS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCURRENT ACCOUNT
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASE
dc.subjectCUSTOMER BASES
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDEVOLUTION
dc.subjectDISCOURAGED WORKERS
dc.subjectDWELLING
dc.subjectDWELLING UNITS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMICS RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEQUALIZATION
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFINANCE ACCESS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectFIXED CAPITAL
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectFORMAL ECONOMIES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectGREATER ACCESS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH POLICIES
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING DEMAND
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINDICATORS OF ACCESS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINFORMAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectKEY CHALLENGES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE SURVEY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF ACCESS
dc.subjectLAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIVING ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMERCHANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMULTIPLIER EFFECTS
dc.subjectMULTIPLIERS
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERMANENT RESIDENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPROFITABLE BUSINESSES
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOUSING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRETAIL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectRISK PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSALES TAXES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSEGMENTATIONS
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSETTLEMENT
dc.subjectSHANTYTOWNS
dc.subjectSHOPS
dc.subjectSINGLE MOTHER
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectSMALL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSMALL-BUSINESS
dc.subjectSOCIAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectSPATIAL PLANNING
dc.subjectSTART-UP
dc.subjectSTART-UP CAPITAL
dc.subjectSTART-UPS
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAINS
dc.subjectSURPLUS LABOR
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectURBAN ECONOMY
dc.subjectURBAN POLICY
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleEconomics of South African Townships : Special Focus on Diepslooten
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okr.date.disclosure2014-08-08
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/19925268/economics-south-african-townships-special-focus-diepsloot
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0301-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140808093529
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19925268
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okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySouth Africa
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: General public administration sector
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorFinance
okr.sectorFinance :: Micro- and SME finance
okr.sectorIndustry and trade
okr.themeEconomic management :: Analysis of economic growth
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Small and medium enterprise support
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion
okr.themeUrban development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicHousing and Human Habitats
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitMacro & Fiscal Mgmt - GP (GMFDR)
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