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The Fish River SDI: New hope for industrial regeneration in the Eastern Cape?

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This article reports on a case study of the Fish River Spatial Development Initiative which is spatially focused on the cities of Port Elizabeth and East London in the Eastern Cape Province. Major elements of the SDI, including the two industrial development zones which form part of it, are discussed The SDI is characterised as a nationally driven initiative which aims to create 'sustainable 'jobs by increasing the profile of Port Elizabeth and East London as international investment destinations, and thereby attracting large, new export-oriented investment projects to the region. It is argued that even if the Fish River SDI succeeds in attracting such investment, it is only likely to lead to a once-off increase in investment and employment rather than sustained industrial regeneration in the region. To ensure such industrial regeneration requires a regional industrial strategy which builds the capacity for learning and innovation in the region.

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  • Amanda Driver, 1998. "The Fish River SDI: New hope for industrial regeneration in the Eastern Cape?," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(5), pages 787-808.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:15:y:1998:i:5:p:787-808
    DOI: 10.1080/03768359808440050
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    1. Robert J. Rolfe & Douglas P. Woodward & Bernard Kagira, 2004. "Footloose And Tax Free: Incentive Preferences In Kenyan Export Processing Zones," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 72(4), pages 784-807, September.
    2. Trudi Hartzenberg, 2001. "South African regional industrial policy: from border industries to spatial development initiatives," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 13(6), pages 767-777.
    3. P. V. Hall, 1999. "Regional Institutional Structure and Industrial Strategy: Richards Bay and the Spatial Development Initiatives," Working Papers 99028, University of Cape Town, Development Policy Research Unit.

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