Publisher's Synopsis
A democratic future in South Africa is now forseeable and Richard Tomlinson intends to promote debate and awareness of policy options and constraints - specifically about the options which will serve the country's poor - and provides a measure against which urbanization reforms can be assessed.;Urbanization phenomena of especial relevance for South Africa's future include access to land and housing, marked regional differences in well-being, large peri-urban settlements arising around all major towns, and racial inequalities in access to farming land. Tomlinson addresses these issues, placing them in their context of unemployment, widespread poverty and fiscal restraints on the state, after debunking current urbanization policy in South Africa.;The book should be of interest to anyone concerned about South Africa's struggle, and, internationally, to students of urbanization. It should serve equally as a text book to geography, economics, planning and African studies students.;Richard Tomlinson has conducted considerable research into urban and regional policy in South Africa as his numerous articles, both local and international, bear out.
