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

Author(s): Heideman, Lucienne

Source(s): , Commonwealth journal of local governance (CJLG); 8/9 p. 84-111 Commonwealth journal of local governance (CJLG) 8/9

Published: 2011 University of technology Sydney (UTS)], [Sydney (English

ISBN/ISSN: [1836-0394]/

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

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