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Planning issues and the political economy of the local state

Planning issues and the political economy of the local state PLANNING ISSUES AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE LOCAL STATE An Historical Case Study of Durban JEFF MCCARTHY INTROD UCTION The historical development of South Africa's urban areas has provided the material out of which some of the most incisive interpretations of South African society have been fashioned (Van Onselen 1982; Bonner et al. 1989). For the most part, however, these studies have been located within the methodological traditions of the social historian, and there has been little emphasis upon the historical role of the state in the development of South African urban areas - especially that of the local state. Indeed, the concept of the local state is one that remains underdeveloped, not only in South Africa, but elsewhere. British interest in the concept has been the most advanced to date, and appears to have developed out of concern over the political conflicts surrounding the Greater London Council (GLC) during the 1970s. Possibly as a consequence of this source of concern, British studies have tended to concentrate upon the assumed distinctiveness of the local state within the context of debates on the broader nature of state power in relation to class conflict (Saunders 1981; Uuncan and Goodwin 1982). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Urban Forum Springer Journals

Planning issues and the political economy of the local state

Urban Forum , Volume 2 (2) – Apr 4, 2009

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Springer Journals
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Subject
Social Sciences; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Population Economics; Political Science; Sociology, general
ISSN
1015-3802
eISSN
1874-6330
DOI
10.1007/BF03036677
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Abstract

PLANNING ISSUES AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE LOCAL STATE An Historical Case Study of Durban JEFF MCCARTHY INTROD UCTION The historical development of South Africa's urban areas has provided the material out of which some of the most incisive interpretations of South African society have been fashioned (Van Onselen 1982; Bonner et al. 1989). For the most part, however, these studies have been located within the methodological traditions of the social historian, and there has been little emphasis upon the historical role of the state in the development of South African urban areas - especially that of the local state. Indeed, the concept of the local state is one that remains underdeveloped, not only in South Africa, but elsewhere. British interest in the concept has been the most advanced to date, and appears to have developed out of concern over the political conflicts surrounding the Greater London Council (GLC) during the 1970s. Possibly as a consequence of this source of concern, British studies have tended to concentrate upon the assumed distinctiveness of the local state within the context of debates on the broader nature of state power in relation to class conflict (Saunders 1981; Uuncan and Goodwin 1982).

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