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OECD Territorial Reviews
OECD Territorial Reviews: Cape Town, South Africa 2008
OECD Publishing , Publication date:  17 Sep 2008
Pages: 324 , Language: English
Version: Print (Paperback) + Free PDF
ISBN: 9789264049635 , OECD Code: 042008081P1
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The Cape Town city-region, which is the second-largest area in South Africa (4 million inhabitants), reflects the national challenge of creating new economic opportunities while correcting past inequities. Since the end of the apartheid system, Cape Town has benefited from macroeconomic stabilisation and has outpaced the national average growth rate. It has both modernised its traditional strengths in port logistics and developed innovative sectors in tourism, agro-food processing, viticulture, financial and business services. However, 22% of the population is unemployed and 38% of residents live below the poverty line. This report identifies the key missing collective goods that could both create externalities for firms and foster a more equitable distribution. It provides a platform for the development of a forward-looking, cross-cutting regional development strategy and proposes new "second generation" governance reforms to consolidate previous achievements and respond to emerging obstacles.

Table of contents:

Assessment and Recommendations
Chapter 1. Cape Town: An Emerging Growth Pole in South Africa
-Introduction
-The Macroeconomic Context of South Africa
-Socioeconomic and Demographic Trends in Cape Town
-A Spatially Fragmented and Divided Metropolitan Economy
-Challenges Ahead: Enabling Conditions for Competitiveness
-Annex: Model Statute for a Land Market Monitoring System
Chapter 2. Towards a Competitive and Inclusive City-Region
-Introduction
-Strategy for Regional Economic Development in the Cape Town City-Region
-Towards and Inclusive Economic Development Agenda
-Conclusion: Towards a Regional Development Strategic Framework
Chapter 3. Metropolitan Governance in Cape Town
-The Cape Town City-Region in the South African Governance Framework
-Intergovernmental Collaboration and Regional Planning
-Sub-National Capacity
-Sub-National Finance Issues
-Participatory Governance and Civic Engagement
-Conclusion
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