The assumption of responsibility by all par-ties involved is essential to the reconcilia-tion pro... more The assumption of responsibility by all par-ties involved is essential to the reconcilia-tion process. Wh i te South Africans are un-convinced that they played a role in apart-
As part of a series of surveys on health and related factors in Oukasie, a sizable, stable black ... more As part of a series of surveys on health and related factors in Oukasie, a sizable, stable black township near Brits, the findings indicate that the health care facilities for this community are totally inadequate.
During the twentieth century, the port of Cape Town transformed itself from a town of some 150 00... more During the twentieth century, the port of Cape Town transformed itself from a town of some 150 000 to a city of 3 million. Before this period, different cultural traits of inmigrating and resident groups had mixed and produced new syncretic features that were passed on to the next generation. In the second half of this century, however, state policies imposed separation and unequal access to state resources among groups within this population. Accordingly, the identities of coloured, black and white – imposed as they have been by the state from above – could not but continue to carry meaning in the lives of Cape Town’s residents and of those living in its hinterlands. Though rarely the primary identities of residents, these labels are widely acknowledged to be both shared and meaningful.
The nature of the urbanisation process among members of the coloured ethnic group in the Western ... more The nature of the urbanisation process among members of the coloured ethnic group in the Western and Northern Cape is changing. Previously, in this region, urbanisation could be described as a process of step-wise gravity flow migration from Cape Town's hinterland to the metropolitan area. This rural-urban process of migration continues, but the favoured destinations are now regional towns rather than Cape Town itself. Kleurlingmigrasie binne die Kaapse streek aan die begin van die een-en-twintigste eeu Die aard van die verstedelikingsproses vir lede van die kleurling etniese groep in die Wes- en Noord-Kaap is besig om te verander. Verstedeliking kon vroeer in hierdie streek beskryf word as 'n proses wat stapsgewys plaasgevind het vanuit die landelike hinterland van Kaapstad na die middestad. Hierdie proses van landelike-stedelikemigrasie duur voort, maar gunsteling bestemmings is vandag eerder streeksdorpe en nie meer die stad Kaapstad nie.
Refractions of the National,the Popular and the Global in African Cities
Case studies of metropolitan cities in nine African countries from Egypt in the north to three in... more Case studies of metropolitan cities in nine African countries from Egypt in the north to three in West and Central Africa, two in East Africa and three in Southern Africa make up the empirical foundation of this publication. The interrelated themes addressed in these chapters the national influence on urban development, the popular dynamics that shape urban development and the global currents on urban development make up its framework. All authors and editors are African, as is the publisher. The only exception is Göran Therborn whose recent book, Cities of Power, served as motivation for this volume. Accordingly, the issue common to all case studies is the often conflictual powers that are exercised by national, global and popular forces in the development of these African cities. Rather than locating the case studies in an exclusively African historical context, the focus is on the trajectories of the postcolonial city (with the important exception of Addis Ababa with a non-coloni...
This review essay illustrates a turn in Western development agency thinking in two recent publica... more This review essay illustrates a turn in Western development agency thinking in two recent publications intended for development agencies and African “reformers,” by authors with long careers in Western development institutions. Both publications explicitly reject – at least for the short to medium term – a comprehensive “good governance” approach to development. Subsequently, a publication entitled Violence and Social Orders, authored by three American scholars with an interest in the role of institutions in historical change, is reviewed since it is a crucial influence in the consolidation of this turn in thinking. This new Western approach is more restrained in its ambition to introduce new governance institutions in the developing world. This implies that it is prepared to tolerate what it considers to be imperfections in both the state and the market, viewing these as a second best result (in the short to medium term) in exchange for greater chances of realising positive development outcomes over the long term.
The assumption of responsibility by all par-ties involved is essential to the reconcilia-tion pro... more The assumption of responsibility by all par-ties involved is essential to the reconcilia-tion process. Wh i te South Africans are un-convinced that they played a role in apart-
As part of a series of surveys on health and related factors in Oukasie, a sizable, stable black ... more As part of a series of surveys on health and related factors in Oukasie, a sizable, stable black township near Brits, the findings indicate that the health care facilities for this community are totally inadequate.
During the twentieth century, the port of Cape Town transformed itself from a town of some 150 00... more During the twentieth century, the port of Cape Town transformed itself from a town of some 150 000 to a city of 3 million. Before this period, different cultural traits of inmigrating and resident groups had mixed and produced new syncretic features that were passed on to the next generation. In the second half of this century, however, state policies imposed separation and unequal access to state resources among groups within this population. Accordingly, the identities of coloured, black and white – imposed as they have been by the state from above – could not but continue to carry meaning in the lives of Cape Town’s residents and of those living in its hinterlands. Though rarely the primary identities of residents, these labels are widely acknowledged to be both shared and meaningful.
The nature of the urbanisation process among members of the coloured ethnic group in the Western ... more The nature of the urbanisation process among members of the coloured ethnic group in the Western and Northern Cape is changing. Previously, in this region, urbanisation could be described as a process of step-wise gravity flow migration from Cape Town's hinterland to the metropolitan area. This rural-urban process of migration continues, but the favoured destinations are now regional towns rather than Cape Town itself. Kleurlingmigrasie binne die Kaapse streek aan die begin van die een-en-twintigste eeu Die aard van die verstedelikingsproses vir lede van die kleurling etniese groep in die Wes- en Noord-Kaap is besig om te verander. Verstedeliking kon vroeer in hierdie streek beskryf word as 'n proses wat stapsgewys plaasgevind het vanuit die landelike hinterland van Kaapstad na die middestad. Hierdie proses van landelike-stedelikemigrasie duur voort, maar gunsteling bestemmings is vandag eerder streeksdorpe en nie meer die stad Kaapstad nie.
Refractions of the National,the Popular and the Global in African Cities
Case studies of metropolitan cities in nine African countries from Egypt in the north to three in... more Case studies of metropolitan cities in nine African countries from Egypt in the north to three in West and Central Africa, two in East Africa and three in Southern Africa make up the empirical foundation of this publication. The interrelated themes addressed in these chapters the national influence on urban development, the popular dynamics that shape urban development and the global currents on urban development make up its framework. All authors and editors are African, as is the publisher. The only exception is Göran Therborn whose recent book, Cities of Power, served as motivation for this volume. Accordingly, the issue common to all case studies is the often conflictual powers that are exercised by national, global and popular forces in the development of these African cities. Rather than locating the case studies in an exclusively African historical context, the focus is on the trajectories of the postcolonial city (with the important exception of Addis Ababa with a non-coloni...
This review essay illustrates a turn in Western development agency thinking in two recent publica... more This review essay illustrates a turn in Western development agency thinking in two recent publications intended for development agencies and African “reformers,” by authors with long careers in Western development institutions. Both publications explicitly reject – at least for the short to medium term – a comprehensive “good governance” approach to development. Subsequently, a publication entitled Violence and Social Orders, authored by three American scholars with an interest in the role of institutions in historical change, is reviewed since it is a crucial influence in the consolidation of this turn in thinking. This new Western approach is more restrained in its ambition to introduce new governance institutions in the developing world. This implies that it is prepared to tolerate what it considers to be imperfections in both the state and the market, viewing these as a second best result (in the short to medium term) in exchange for greater chances of realising positive development outcomes over the long term.
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