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South Africa in the global context: The view from above and below

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Perceptions differ on the positive impact globalization has on the economic environment of the developed and developing world. This paper identifies elements of the African economic make-up that could hinder or assist in the reconnection of the region into the global economic society. It then discusses structural changes that have occurred in South Africa's economic and demographic profile over the past two decades to demonstrate how different sections of the country's population have reacted to threats and opportunities posed by changing local, regional and global circumstances in recent years. Particular emphasis is placed in the latter part of the paper on the dominant role that the Greater Johannesburg urban agglomeration plays nationally and internationally and the way in which changing agglomeration forces have influenced the relocation of multinationals in the metropolitan region. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2003

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  • Hermanus S. Geyer, 2003. "South Africa in the global context: The view from above and below," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 37(3), pages 407-420, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:37:y:2003:i:3:p:407-420
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-003-0161-x
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    1. Geyer, M. & Coetzee, H.C. & Plessis, D. du & Donaldson, R., 2011. "Recent business transformation in intermediate-sized cities in South-Africa," Serie Research Memoranda 0005, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.

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