From lip-service to service delivery in local Economic development: Guidelines to set up an agency for action

Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences

卷:7

Marius Venter¹ 

[1] University of Johannesburg;

关键词: Key success factors;    local economic development agency;    local economic development;    municipality;    municipal entity;   

DOI  :  10.4102/jef.v7i3.235

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Constitution of South Africa imposes a burden on municipalities to engage in local economic development. Municipal local economic development practitioners are often in doubt regarding the various mechanisms available to them to implement local economic development. This article provides insight into the processes and issues surrounding the use of an external mechanism (a private company owned by the municipality) as a local economic development agency. The lessons learnt from the Overstrand Local Economic Development Agency are compared with findings of an international study of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on 16 local economic development agencies. The article provides guidelines to local economic development practitioners to follow before, during and after the establishment of a local economic development agency.

【 授权许可】

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