The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to empower informal traders : the Case of Thohoyandou

Selepe, M.

dc.contributor.author	Selepe, M.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-20T13:03:09Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-20T13:03:09Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2244
dc.description	Article published in: The 3rd Annual International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives, 04 - 06 July 2018, Stellenbosch University, Saldahna Bay, South Africa	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This analyses the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) as a strategy to empower informal traders using Thohoyandou as a case study. The aim is to integrate and explore the importance of, and the role that could be played by the IDP to empower informal traders. The main objectives of this paper are; first, find out IDP initiatives that support informal trading in Thohoyandou. Secondly, to find out socio-economic challenges faced or facing informal traders in Thohoyandou. In this paper, the use of qualitative research method was employed. The paper concludes that IDP strategy in the local municipality of Thulamela in Thohoyandou has not done much for informal traders. Keywords: Empowerment, Governance, Informal Trading, Integrated Development Plan, Local Economic Development	en_US
dc.format.extent	8 pages	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	International Conference on Public Administration and Development Alternatives	en_US
dc.relation.requires	PDF	en_US
dc.subject	Empowerment	en_US
dc.subject	Governance	en_US
dc.subject	Informal Trading	en_US
dc.subject	Integrated Development Plan	en_US
dc.subject	Local Economic Development	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Rural development	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Economic development	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Economic development - Case studies	en_US
dc.title	The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to empower informal traders : the Case of Thohoyandou	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US