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Entrepreneurship and regional development: case of fashion industry growth in South Africa

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  • Anasuyah Pather

    (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)

  • Anasuyah Pather

    (eThekwini Municipality, South Africa)

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The purpose of this paper is to share the experiential learning of working within the Creative industries within a local municipality. The Fashion Industry is a sub-sector of both the creative industries and the clothing and textiles industries, and provides opportunities for innovation and creativity in the manufacturing, textiles and apparel accessories. This paper looks at the policy imperative to intervene within the Creative industries at a local level and the institutional arrangements that govern the intervention strategy. The context of the industry prior to the key interventions and the growth over the support period is considered. The paper further explores key challenges in the implementation model, historically inherited weaknesses of the sector and critical impediments to an inclusive developmental focus. The paper proposes that the feedback loop and ability to redefine strategies for implementation can act to mitigate areas of stagnation, however stakeholder engagement and participation remains a key challenge given traditional and new partisan interests. The paper concludes by suggesting that the special purpose vehicle model for industrial development holds the best potential for impact and scope however the complexities of managing interventions within the creative context remains a restraining factor.

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  • Anasuyah Pather & Anasuyah Pather, 2015. "Entrepreneurship and regional development: case of fashion industry growth in South Africa," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 3(1), pages 56-65, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:3:y:2015:i:1:p:56-65
    DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2015.3.1(5)
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    1. Thorey S Thorisdottir & Lara Johannsdottir, 2020. "Corporate Social Responsibility Influencing Sustainability within the Fashion Industry. A Systematic Review," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-64, November.
    2. Kristina Samašonok & Margarita Išoraitė & Birutė Leškienė-Hussey, 2016. "The internet entrepreneurship: opportunities and problems," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 3(4), pages 329-349, June.
    3. Sabina Hod?i? & Lucija Rogi? Duman?i? & Emira Be?i?, 2019. "Financial stability of pension system in the European Union member states," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 9912130, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.

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    Keywords

    creative industries; fashion; clusters; local context;
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    JEL classification:

    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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