Overview

Democracy and Delivery: Urban Policy in South Africa tells the story of urban policy and its formulation in South Africa. As such, it provides an important resource for present and future urban policy processes. In a series of essays written by leading academics and practitioners, """"Democracy and Delivery"""" documents and assesses the formulation, evolution and implementation of urban policy in South African during the first ten years of democracy in rigorous detail. The contributors describe the creation of democratic local governments from the time of the 1976 Soweto uprising and the intense township struggles of the 1980s, the construction of 'developmental' planning and financial frameworks, and the delivery of housing and services by the new democratic order. They examine the policy formulation processes and what underlay these, debate the role of research and the influence of international development agencies and assess successes and failures in policy implementation. Looking to the future, the contributors make suggestions based on experience with implementation and changing political priorities.

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Drawing from the nation's leading activists, intellectuals and policymakers this book tackles the interface between urbanisation and transformation. --Sue Parnell, associate professor of environmental and geographical science, University of Cape Town

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Udesh Pillay is the executive director of the urban, rural, and economic development research program at the Human Sciences Research Council. Richard Tomlinson is visiting professor at the school of architecture and planning at the University of the Witwatersrand. Jacques du Toit is a lecturer in the department of town and regional planning at the University of Pretoria.

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