An analysis of municipal economic development capacity: Case study of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

[摘要] AbstractThe aim of this research analyses municipal economic development capacity,using Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) as a case study. The researchreport endeavours to find out whether EMM’s Local Economic Development(LED) unit is adequately equipped to implement the Policy Guidelines forImplementing Local Economic Development in South Africa (a draft LED policy).This report argues that municipalities must be well resourced or capacitated toimplement local economic development. However, the capacity problem hasbeen a serious challenge in South Africa, particularly on issues of servicedelivery, nevertheless, studies have not adequately been done in relation tomunicipal capacity to implement LED. Additionally, this report established anunderstanding with regard to the role of municipalities in implementing LED.The report also discusses challenges confronting EMM’s LED unit as an institutionto promote LED within the metro. However, this report also concludes thatEMM’s LED unit is one of the well performing, perhaps resourced municipalitiesin terms of LED implementation.

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand