Crime and security
Johannesburg: nightmarish future or potential model of inclusive urban governance?
Johannesburg: nightmarish future or potential model of inclusive urban governance?
Authors:
Jo Beall; Owen Crankshaw; Susan Parnell; Development Studies Institute, LSE, UK
Publisher:
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
Built on the sweat of black migrant workers, Johannesburg is synonymous with social fragmentation, environmental degradation, violent crime and rampant consumerism alongside grinding poverty. How is the city reinventing itself in post-apartheid South Africa? What can it teach other divided cities similarly struggling to promote political, economic and social justice?
