Title: Municipal local economic development and the multiplier effect : piloting a community enterprise identification method in South Africa and Namibia

Authors: Heideman, Lucienne

Place: [Sydney

Publisher: University of technology Sydney (UTS)]

Year: 2011

Journal: Commonwealth journal of local governance (CJLG)

Volume: 8/9

PAGE: 84--111

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: enterprise development, community participation, economic development, local government, subsidies, popular participation, community organization, south africa, namibia

Abstract: Each local economy is unique, and has its own opportunities. The ’Plugging the Leaks’ method recognizes that communities themselves know best how money enters and exits their area. By working collectively to improve their local economy, local communities are able to re-circulate cash internally.

URL: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/cjlg/article/view/2413/2649

Document type: Portal