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Wealth or welfare?: a survey of local responses to government's proposed urbanisation policy in the greater Algoa Bay area

- Taylor, Beverley J

  • Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: South Africa -- Group Areas Act Urbanization -- South Africa Cities and towns -- Africa Freedom of movement Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Joint management centres South Africa -- Politics and government Algoa Bay (South Africa)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1784 , vital:20225 , ISBN 0868101761
  • Description: This Working Paper sets out to investigate what has generally been taken for granted as part and parcel of the urbanisation and development process in South Africa, and to relate this to current government strategies. There has been no comprehensive policy for coping with urbanisation in South Africa. In particular, the urbanisation of Africans has not been accepted as an inevitable process. Instead, past policies have been guided by apartheid ideology and have tended to address only specific issues relating to urbanisation. Essentially, policies have attempted to control the urbanisation process through various pieces of legislation directed at, for example, housing, population migration, industrial decentralisation etc. Such legislative measures, rather than presenting a coherent urbanisation policy, have provided the main tools for the South African state to control and direct the urbanisation process in the country as a whole. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Fest-Quest 87: a survey of visitors to the 1987 Standard Bank Festival of Arts

- Davies, William J

  • Authors: Davies, William J
  • Date: 1988
  • Subjects: Art festivals -- South Africa Standard Bank National Arts Festival
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2304 , vital:20274 , ISBN 0868101656
  • Description: Fest-Quest '87 was an attempt to secure information from visitors to the Standard Bank National Festival of the Arts held in Grahamstown from July 3 to July 11 1987. From the outset, this was an ambitious undertaking especially in view of the kinds of people and the ambient atmosphere associated with nine hectic days of cultural injection and serious literary and artistic discourse, interspersed with revelry and novel experiences; none of which is particularly conducive to filling in a lengthy questionnaire. Nevertheless, the exercise was well worth the effort and a number of lessons have been learned about how such a survey might be better conducted in future. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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A review of issues related to planning and development in Grahamstown: annotated bibliography

- Taylor, Beverley J

  • Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
  • Date: 1987
  • Subjects: Community development -- South Africa Regional planning -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Bibliography Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic policy -- Bibliography Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions -- Bibliography
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1774 , vital:20224 , ISBN 0868101540
  • Description: Towards the end of 1984 the Development Studies Unit (DSU) in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University identified a need to undertake an investigation into the status of overall physical and socio-economic planning and development in Grahamstown. The initial intention of such an investigation was to identify, analyse and assess existing research related to the development of Grahamstown in order to provide a benchmark that could reduce the incidence of duplication and overlap in future research projects and to provide a point of departure for the design of more specific and action-oriented research and the formulation of feasible strategies for future development in the City. During the course of comprehensive background investigation and discussions with a wide range of local interest groups, it became clear that the proposed review of issues related to planning and development in Grahamstown would be far more extensive than originally anticipated. In addition, 1985 turned out to be an eventful year and the DSU actively encouraged research by other agencies and individuals into related issues which were deemed to be an integral part of the proposed review. For these reasons, it was decided to publish the preliminary research results in a series of Development Studies Working Papers to provide a focus of attention for particular aspects of the work. This was felt to be in accordance with the intent of the ISER Development Studies Working Paper Series which is to publish the basic results of research undertaken in order to facilitate and encourage its further development into more substantial publications. This has resulted in a series of Working Papers to be published under the general title of "A Review of Issues Related to Planning and Development in Grahamstown". This Working Paper is the fourth in the series and consists of an annotated bibliography of publications dealing with the process of planning and development in Grahamstown. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Black entrepreneural experience and practice in Port Elizabeth

- Davies, William J

  • Authors: Davies, William J
  • Date: 1987
  • Subjects: Africans -- Commerce Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- Commerce
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2292 , vital:20273 , ISBN 086810163X
  • Description: Black business development in South Africa has been restricted by discriminatory legislation, regulation and custom for many years. Black entrepreneurs have been deliberately and systematically excluded from access to economic opportunities which might have facilitated their participation in moulding the national economy. This situation stemmed from a widely-held White view that Blacks should not have a permanent stake in non- "homeland" South African towns and that the interests of White business should be protected (Hart, 1972). Given these circumstances, Black business has not developed and diversified with the growth of capitalism in South Africa. In fact, capitalism's predominant interest in the Black population has been as labour units, not as partners in economic ventures. Those Blacks in business who have grown, and have established relatively successful business ventures, have done so despite the obstacles devised by the system. The successful Black businessman, therefore, reflects a particular brand of entrepreneurship characterised by determination, tenacity and a capacity to adapt over and above that which is usually required for survival in a competitive environment. The nature and scale of businesses to which Blacks were allowed access was limited to those which provide the daily domestic necessities of urban Black communities; ie, mainly convenience retailing (Davies, 1972). Black businessmen were also denied the right to acquire land in urban areas and such businesses as were allowed had to be conducted from rented premises. Thus, Black experience of crucial elements of entrepreneural development (such as locational choice, market selection and capital formation through property ownership) has been minimal, and so conditional that the aspirations of all but the most determined businessmen have been severely inhibited. Even the most competent Black entrepreneur has not been able to stray very far from the mould of "trader", which has become the stereotype of Black business. Hence, most business ventures in urban Black townships are associated with convenience retailing and service activities, mainly of modest proportions and not necessarily a reflection of the individual's business choice. The underdeveloped status of Black entrepreneurship in South Africa is thus due entirely to their exclusion from opportunities to gain experience, to take risks and to compete. The view of Blacks as not having an interest in, or an aptitude for, business is little more than a transparent rationalisation for institutionalised racism. The apparent lack of competitiveness amongst Blacks is the result of a complex set of inequities imposed over decades of "relative deprivation in terms of upbringing, nutritional standards, education and training, medical services, entrepreneural and professional opportunities, and horizontal and vertical mobility" (Leatt et al, 1986). It is against this background that the situation of Black business in Port Elizabeth must be seen. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Changing attitudes of Black South Africans toward the United States of America

- Hirschmann, David

  • Authors: Hirschmann, David
  • Date: 1987
  • Subjects: Public opinion -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Attitudes United States -- Relations -- South Africa South Africa -- Relations -- United States United States -- Foreign public opinion, South African
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1888 , vital:20236 , ISBN 0868101494
  • Description: There is a tendency to term a major civil uprising a "revolution" only after it has succeeded to come close to success. While the final outcome of the present strife in South Africa remains uncertain, its dimensions amount to a revolution: in terms of breadth and depth of hostility, the determination to demonstrate the express that hostility, the period of sustained violence and disruption, the suffering involved and the acceptance of that suffering as essential to change, and the uncompromising and the increasingly fundamental objectives of the movement. The conflict has, of course, been there for centuries. The movement for change has been building up for most of this century. It has never been allowed to gain effective momentum. The present situation is different: it represents a broad, serious and sustained threat to the continuation of white rule. In accordance with the simple model set out above, the white rulers are pro-Western (President Botha has made much of this), capitalist (and of this too) and receive effective backing from domestic and international corporations, and from major Western Governments, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, West Germany and Japan. There are, however, certain specifics of the South African situation, and of its relationship with the United States, which must be kept in mind. For a start, the United States is not the ex-colonial power (as in the Philippines), nor is it the historical regional power (as in Latin America) nor the dominant proximate power (as in Nicaragua). Second, race is so important an element in this conflict, that notions of class exploitation and imperialism, as analytically valid as they may be, may have a more difficult time in taking hold of the minds of black South Africans. Third, and related to race, the United States experience with the civil rights movement may be seen by some blacks as having been successful, and therefore indicative of a political system worthy of respect. Fourth, the diplomatic activities of the United States under leaders like Kennedy and Carter may have left a residue of respect for United States intentions, and a readiness to distinguish Reagan's Constructive Engagement from an entity called "the United States Government", or from "the United States" as a whole. People may also distinguish between more or less progressive corporations, and between those companies and the United States Government. Further, for decades United States entertainment and mass media have strengthened bonds of music, humour, fashions and fun: there is a long-standing mass cultural connection between black South Africans and the United States which may influence evolving attitudes. There is no comparable connection with Eastern countries. Through strict censorship and control of education, black South Africans will have been denied the material on which to build a full understanding of the East. A number of leading blacks have trained or been on extended visits to Western countries. A number of them are religious leaders, such as Boesak and Tutu, who, while angry with the West, are not pro-communist in any form. The principal liberation organization, the African National Congress (ANC), emphasises a rather open-ended and undefined socialism, contains divergent ideological threads, and continues to court Western support. Furthermore, inside the country, radicalism may be more concerned with "black" radicalism than with "class" radicalism. It is also uncertain what lessons South African blacks have learned from the twenty-five years of domestic and foreign policy experience of independent Africa, nor how they assess the Mozambican, Angolan and Zimbabwean revolutionary and post-revolutionary programe, nor do we know how all of this effects the vision black South Africans hold of post-apartheid South Africa's future and of its place in the world. The purpose of the research was to begin to try to find answers to some of these questions, and in particular to investigate attitudes of black South African towards the United States of America; more particularly to observe if changes in attitude were taking place as the current prolonged period of crisis takes its course. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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A demographic and socio-economic profile of Region D

- Black, Philip A, McCartan, Patrick John, Clayton, P M

  • Authors: Black, Philip A , McCartan, Patrick John , Clayton, P M
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Population -- Statistics Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Economic conditions -- Statistics Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Social conditions -- Statistics
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2053 , vital:20251 , ISBN 0868101486
  • Description: Region D is one of the eight so-called development regions created in terms of a regional development strategy mapped out by the South African government in a White Paper of 1982. The region essentially consists of the Eastern Cape Province, the Border corridor, and the nominally 'independent' homelands of Ciskei and Transkei (southern part) stretching from Uniondale in the west, to Middelburg in the north and Umtata in the east. There is clearly a need to develop a data base for this region especially as it has been afforded priority status in terms of the new regional development policy. The purpose of this Working Paper is therefore to provide a statistical profile of Region D, distinguishing where possible between various sub-regions within Region D and between Region D and the rest of South Africa. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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A review of issues related to planning and development in Grahamstown: growth and development in Grahamstown

- Taylor, Beverley J

  • Authors: Taylor, Beverley J
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Housing -- South Africa -- Grahamstown City planning -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Public opinion Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1763 , vital:20223 , ISBN 0868101419
  • Description: Towards the end of 1984 the Development Studies Unit (DSU) in the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University identified a need to undertake an investigation into the status of overall physical and socioeconomic planning and development in Grahamstown. The initial intention of such an investigation was to identify, analyse and assess existing research related to the development of Grahamstown in order to provide a benchmark that could reduce the incidence of duplication and overlap in future research projects and to provide a point of departure for the design of more specific and action-oriented research and the formulation of feasible strategies for future development in the City. During the course of comprehensive background investigation and discussions with a wide range of local interest groups, it became clear that the proposed review of issues related to planning and development in Grahamstown would be far more extensive than originally anticipated. In addition, 1985 turned out to be an eventful year and the DSU actively encouraged research by other agencies and individuals into related issues which were deemed to be an integral part of the proposed review. For these reasons, it was decided to publish the preliminary research results in a series of Development Studies Working Papers to provide a focus of attention for particular aspects of the work. This was felt to be in accordance with the intent of the ISER Development Studies Working Paper Series which is to publish the basic results of research undertaken in order to facilitate and encourage its further development into more substantial publications. This has resulted in a Series of Working Papers to be published during 1986 under the general title of "A Review of Issues Related to Planning and Development in Grahamstown". This Working Paper is the third in the Series and deals with attitudes and perceptions regarding growth and development in Grahamstown. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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An analysis of the manufacturing sector in the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage (PEU) metropolitan area

- Wallis, Joe

  • Authors: Wallis, Joe
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Port Elizabeth (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Industries -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth Industries -- South Africa -- Uitenhage Uitenhage (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1981 , vital:20244 , ISBN 086810146X
  • Description: To assess the impact of the recent national trends in output, investment, employment and exports on the PEU economy, it is necessary to analyse the industrial structure and, in particular, the degree of interlinkage which exists within the area's industrial system. An input-output table is a useful tool for this type of analysis since it depicts, on a highly disaggregated basis, the flow of goods within, out of and into an economy. The results of the most recent input-output study of manufacturing industry in PEU are reported by Renders (1980). , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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An analysis of the structure and growth in the manufacturing section in Region D

- Wallis, Joe

  • Authors: Wallis, Joe
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Eastern Cape (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Region D (South africa) Industries -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1970 , vital:20243 , ISBN 0868101435
  • Description: There can be little doubt that the manufacturing sector has an important role to play in the process of economic growth and development. The impact of growth in output and employment in this sector is likely to spread through an economy as it creates opportunities for the expansion of output and employment in other non-primary branches of the economy such as the retail and wholesale trade, transport, communication and tourism, the financial and insurance sector and the social, community and government sectors. This Working Paper analyses the structure and growth of manufacturing industry in Region D of the Southern African economy. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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An economic framework for deciding whether to discontinue the East London municipal bus service

- Wallis, Joe

  • Authors: Wallis, Joe
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Buses -- South Africa -- East London Urban transportation -- South Africa -- East London East London municipal bus service
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1959 , vital:20242 , ISBN 0868101427
  • Description: In a time of general economic stringency, it may seem opportune for local authorities to reassess their functions and to curtail those services which are failing to generate a satisfactory social return. In particular, the East London municipality should carefully consider whether it should continue a trading activity such as its bus service which has persistently failed to make a profit. The first part of this report will attempt to assess the losses incurred by the East London Municipal Bus Service (ELMBS) within the context of a general failure of municipal bus companies throughout the country to cover their costs due to various social obligations and the long term trends in White patronage. A theoretical framework for analysing the costs and benefits of continuing a loss-making service will also be discussed. The second part of the report will analyse the determinants of the cost and demand for bus services to provide a basis for recommending measures which may improve the financial performance of ELMBS. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Failure and opportunity: small business in Grahamstown

- Wallis, Joe

  • Authors: Wallis, Joe
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Commerce Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1948 , vital:20241 , ISBN 0868101397
  • Description: In recent years there has been a growing appreciation of the contribution small business can make to economic development. This contribution is mainly derived from its responsiveness to change. The flexibility of small business thus enables it to respond to the changes in demand, technology and relative costs which occur in the economic development of many countries. Moreover, small business is often able to serve those areas and communities where markets are too small to support production on the scale undertaken by large enterprises. On the other hand, small business does exhibit a high rate of failure in most economies. The small business sector in Grahamstown is no exception and this paper initially addresses the problem of small business failure in the local economy. Section One discusses the role and significance of the small business sector in Grahamstown and examines the causes and consequences of the high rate of business failure recently experienced in this area. Section Two, presents case studies of three small businesses which have recently failed in Grahamstown. Despite their vulnerability and limited resources, small businesses are often the prime initiators of new industries and new markets. As new small firms start up they test out new products and techniques without committing large amounts of resources. Consequently, if they fail, they do not cause widespread disruption. They may therefore indicate possible opportunities for expanding production in particular sectors or areas of the economy. Section Three examines how a particular enterprise, Impact Management Services, may demonstrate the opportunity which local firms have to exploit Grahamstown's comparative advantage in the education sector by engaging in software development. The paper concludes by presenting some of the policy implications which seem to arise from the study. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Financing university education in South Africa: the case for a student loan scheme

- Dollery, Brian

  • Authors: Dollery, Brian
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Student loan funds -- South Africa Student aid -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1752 , vital:20222 , ISBN 0868101443
  • Description: The fact that not all claims on the central government enjoy equal status in the eyes of policymakers has been vividly illustrated by the recent experience of South African universities. Indeed, it is not alarmist to describe the present financial position of these institutions as approaching a state of crisis. Consequently, there is an urgent need for members of the university community in this country to re-examine the whole question of university finance. The present paper attempts to address precisely this issue, and proposes a radical alternative to the current method of finance. A caveat must be added at the outset. First, the analysis will be restricted to universities per se although it could be extended mutatis mutandis to include some other institutions within the tertiary education sector, and secondly, the primary focus will fall on developing a broad framework rather than on a detailed examination of the minutiae of university funding. Section I evaluates the case for public intervention in the provision of university education, and the various alternative approaches to the problem of university finance are outlined in Section II. A specific proposal for the financing of university education is set out in Section III, together with a rebuttal of some of the more important objections to the scheme. The paper concludes with an overview of the central arguments in Section IV. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Industrial development in East London, Berlin and King William's Town (EBK)

- Wallis, Joe

The industrial development policy of Ciskei

- Black, Philip A, McCartan, Patrick John, Clayton, P M

  • Authors: Black, Philip A , McCartan, Patrick John , Clayton, P M
  • Date: 1986
  • Subjects: Ciskei Peoples Development Bank Manufactures -- South Africa -- Ciskei Industries -- South Africa -- Ciskei Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic policy
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2083 , vital:20254 , ISBN 0868101451
  • Description: There can be little doubt that manufacturing industry is one of the principal vehicles in the process of economic growth and development. The effect of growth in output and employment in this sector usually stimulates other sectors making for an expansion of output and employment opportunities across an entire economy. This paper is thus concerned with the development of manufacturing industry in Ciskei over the past decade as well as its prospects for growth in the foreseeable future. The paper itself falls into five sections. Section 1 provides a brief historical overview of political and constitutional developments and of industrial growth in the Border region and in Ciskei ever the past fifteen years. Section 2 outlines the current incentive package and indicates its impact on the industrial sector of Ciskei. Section 3 considers the recommendations of the Swart Commission while Section 4 discusses the role and activities of the Ciskei People's Development Bank. Section 5 presents the findings of a limited survey of manufacturing firms in Ciskei and leads onto the final section which offers some recommendations for industrial development in Ciskei specifically and in Region D as a whole. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Administrasierade: enkele knelpunte in die lewering van gesondheidsdienste

- Marais, Sandra

  • Authors: Marais, Sandra
  • Date: 1984
  • Subjects: Clinics -- South Africa Public health -- South Africa Medical care -- South Africa Health services administration -- South Africa
  • Language: Afrikaans
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2205 , vital:20265 , ISBN 0868101133
  • Description: Hierdie Studie het die volgende oogmerke ten doel: (l) Die identifisering van die verdeling van outoriteit tussen verskillende- gesondheidsinstellings en die uitvoerende magte vir hierdie instellings - Munisipalitiete en Administrasierade in die besonder. (2) Identifisering van die finansiele opset en ooreenkoms tussen bogenoemde instellings en plaaslike owerhede vir die lewering van gesondheidsdienste. (3) Gepaardgaande met bogenoemde, die identifisering van spesifiek waarvoor instellings en plaaslike owerhede verantwoordelikheid dra ten opsigte van die lewering van gesondheidsdienste. (4) Identifisering van kwessies wat mag ontstaan as gevolg van die gedeeltelike oordrag van dienste van die een plaaslike owerheid na ’n ander. So ’n situasie van gedeeltelike oordrag van dienste nood- saak skakeling en kooperasie om doeltreffende lewering van dienste te verseker. Hiermee saam is inligting ook ingewin oor moontlike wrywingspunte soos geartikuleer deur amptenare van beide Munisipaliteite asook Administrasierade. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Perspectives on rural development in Ciskei, 1983

- Bekker, S B, Hughes, C E B

  • Authors: Bekker, S B , Hughes, C E B
  • Date: 1984
  • Subjects: Ciskei (South Africa) -- Rural conditions Community development -- South Africa -- Ciskei Rural development -- South Africa -- Ciskei
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2271 , vital:20271 , ISBN 0868101036
  • Description: Rural development comprises three components: production, consumption and organisation. PRODUCTION points to the activities rural people undertake to obtain goods (such as food) and services (such as transport) for themselves and others in their community. Production can be measured in terms of the amount of money a rural family earns, or in terms of the amount of food the family grows and consumes. CONSUMPTION points to the fulfilment of the needs—in the first place, the basic needs—of rural families. Primary examples are the availability of clean water and of wood as a fuel source, of health and adequate nutrition, of education, welfare and transport. These needs are met by the delivery of services to a rural community. Services are provided in the first place by the central state, often through its local authority (in Ciskei, the Tribal Authority). They may also be provided by voluntary associations active in the community, or by the household itself. ORGANISATION points simply to the ways in which productive activities (work) and consumption (receiving) are linked together in a rural community. The structure of the Tribal Authority and village councils, of schools, clinics, agricultural cooperatives, churches and women's groups are examples. All these institutions are designed to improve production and consumption in a given rural community. A rural development strategy then is a strategy aimed at improving production, consumption and the ways in which these two are linked. A rural development strategy moreover is initiated by the central government and can therefore be seen as a relationship between the central government and rural communities in Ciskei. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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The search for power and legitimacy in Black urban areas: the role of the Urban Councils Association of South Africa

- Atkinson, Doreen

  • Authors: Atkinson, Doreen
  • Date: 1984
  • Subjects: Urban Councils Association of South Africa Neighborhood government -- South Africa Black people -- South Africa -- Politics and government
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/1864 , vital:20234 , ISBN 0868101141
  • Description: Since their establishment in 1977, Community Councils, like their predecessors, have been severely criticised by urban blacks for their powerlessness. Councillors themselves are disappointed with their inability to improve the living and working conditions of their constituents, and are aware of the rejection of councils as a meaningful political forum by many sectors of black society. In 1978 the Urban Councils Association of South Africa (UCASA) was formed to tie together the ineffective Councils into a more forceful power bloc, which would provide Councils with greater legitimacy and political credibility in the community. By doing so, UCASA acts as a counter to the Administration Boards manned predominantly by whites; UCASA is therefore in the difficult position of operating within government- created structures, while challenging the very structure on which itself is based. This report will outline UCASA's structure and activities within the context of the controversial position of local black urban authorities. It will also be necessary to describe UCASA's political standpoints, both on issues relating to Community Councils and broader South African problems. Three dominant themes constantly recur: structural deficiencies within UCASA itself; tension between UCASA and white officials within Administration Boards and the Department of Co-operation and Development; and UCASA's reaction to left-wing critics who adhere to the non-collaborationist approach with regard to government-created institutions. These divergent attitudes to UCASA will be discussed in more detail towards the end of the paper; finally, an evaluation of UCASA's success in establishing itself as a focal point of pressure for reform from within the ranks of Community Councils will be presented. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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African middle class elite

- Nyquist, Thomas E

  • Authors: Nyquist, Thomas E
  • Date: 1983
  • Subjects: Black people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Grahamstown (South Africa) -- History Grahamstown (South Africa) -- Social conditions Social classes -- South Africa -- Grahamstown Black people -- South Africa -- Social conditions Black people -- South Africa -- Grahamstown -- Social conditions Grahamstown African Rugby Union Middle class -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2780 , vital:20325 , ISBN 0868100412
  • Description: In this time of crucial change for all of Southern Africa - as the former colonies of Portugal struggle to become viable states, as Rhodesia totters on the brink of political change, and as South Africa girds itself for an uncertain future - the question is: “What of the potential African leaders in South Africa?” We hear of the Bantustans and their thrust forward, but what of those Africans of ability living in the urban areas whose counterparts have provided much of the leadership in other African countries? Who are they? What are their circumstances? What are they thinking? And what are they doing? The goal of this study is to suggest tentative answers through the careful and detailed study of a specific community and its potential leaders, the upper stratum. Such answers can only be approximate, of course. Community circumstances differ. Moreover, the explosive events in Soweto and elsewhere in South Africa during 1976 have altered reality, and our study was carried out during 1966-7 and 1975. The locus of research has been Grahamstown and, most particularly, the African community attached to it (see Maps 1 and 2). Situated in the eastern region of the Cape Province, Grahamstown is a city of regional importance, best known as the centre of the first large English settlement1. Arguments about its suitability for research of this nature are detailed in Appendix A, but from the researcher’s perspective its African population of 35 000+ gives it more than local significance while still being small enough to allow a thorough study. In addition, the community’s depth of contact with Europeans going back to the 1830’s, and the general importance of Grahamstown as an educational centre, imply a more sophisticated population than its size might otherwise indicate. Further, the community's nearness to the African Bantustan of the Ciskei, one of nine such “homelands” for Africans, and to the African university at Fort Hare, add to its significance. The primary group under study has been the upper stratum of the African community, as defined by the Africans themselves. From the research has evolved a series of propositions. They relate, first, to the composition of the African upper stratum and the role of its members in their own community, and, second, to the way in which their marginal position within South Africa contributes to particular attitudes and social behaviour often detrimental to the achievement of a better community. (For a discussion of the research techniques used, see Appendix B.) , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Rural communities in transition: a study of the socio-economic and agricultural implications of agricultural betterment and development

- de Wet, Christopher J, McAllister, Patrick A

The demand for skilled labour in the Border, Ciskei, Southern Transkei regional economy

- McCartan, P J

  • Authors: McCartan, P J
  • Date: 1983
  • Subjects: Working class -- South Africa Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Good hope plan Border (Eastern Cape, South Africa) Ciskei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions Transkei (South Africa) -- Economic conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Book , Text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/2112 , vital:20256 , ISBN 0868100587
  • Description: The aim of the study is to broadly assess the demand for skilled and semi-skilled labour in the existing industries in that part of Region D of the Good Hope Plan comprising the Border corridor, the Ciskei and southern Transkei (hereafter referred to as the survey region). This survey region was chosen as the target area, since firstly, all of Region D's growth points are located within it and, secondly, technical training facilities in the survey region are recognised as being inadequate. This study does not aim to specify the type of technical training institution that should be established in the survey region; rather it analyses the demand-side of the regional labour market in order to identify the nature and extent of the perceived need for skilled labour. , Digitised by Rhodes University Library on behalf of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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  • Date Issued: 1983
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