2014
DOI: 10.11564/28-0-519
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Urbanisation in South Africa: a critical review of policy, planning and practice

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the extent to which urban policy, planning RésuméLe but de l'étude était d'évaluer le point auquel la politique, la planification et la pratique urbaines répondent en juste proportion aux forces démographiques et économiques inhérentes qui soutiennent l'urbanisation de l'Afrique du Sud. Les méthodes ont impliqué l'analyse des données sur la taille de population, le revenu de changement et de ménage et des documents de la politique et de la planification de fonctionnair… Show more

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“…(2) The impact of urbanization on the urban-rural gap is calculated by the authors (see Methods). (the Ethiopian government directly discourages rural-to-urban migration; National Population Policy of Ethiopia, 1993) 24 ; and urban registration cards are required for new migrants' employment in the formal sector and to access services in African cities 25 . These mindsets and practices that have been generating adverse real-life consequences may have been derived from the conventional perception in developing economies that urbanization is positively correlated with income inequality-an unfortunate misinterpretation of the well-known Kuznets hypothesis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(2) The impact of urbanization on the urban-rural gap is calculated by the authors (see Methods). (the Ethiopian government directly discourages rural-to-urban migration; National Population Policy of Ethiopia, 1993) 24 ; and urban registration cards are required for new migrants' employment in the formal sector and to access services in African cities 25 . These mindsets and practices that have been generating adverse real-life consequences may have been derived from the conventional perception in developing economies that urbanization is positively correlated with income inequality-an unfortunate misinterpretation of the well-known Kuznets hypothesis.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%