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Pietennaritzburg, limited residential opportunities, lack of diversified shopping facilities, commuting of government officials to and from Ulundi, cultural events that only attract limited local participants, lack of recreational facilities and the lack of corporate financing institutions. There is also lack of higher-order facilities such as a multi-lingual school, technical college and medical centre. In the face of the socio-economic problems that prevail in the study area, the research question was: 'To what extent can planning that takes into account the cultural and physical landscape attributes improve the chancesfor development actions in the Ulundi Local Municipality '. In trying to answer the research question above, secondary questions were posed as reflected in chapter one. Chapter one presented an orientation to the study. This entailed background to the study, statement ofthe problem, research questions and objectives. Chapter one further presented the operational definition ofconcepts, the justification ofthe topic in terms ofwider research. Finally, the chapter concluded with hypothesis formulation and layout ofthe study. Chapter two has reviewed the pro-growth and pro-poor perspectives of LED. The application ofthese two dimensions in this study of Ulundi taking into consideration the local needs and resources is noted. In South Africa, the pro-poor perspective of LED reigns more supreme than the market driven school of thought. This is more prevalent in developing rural municipalities with little or no source of local funding for capital expenditure. As part ofthe literature review, the three models of urban structure namely the concentric, the sector, multiple nuclei models as postulated by Burgess, Hoyt, and Harris and Ullman respectively are also presented. Moreover, a section of theoretical framework presented here has reviewed the challenges underlying political fragmentation and regionalism. It should however be noted that, support for regionalism has been weak. Alternatives such as intermunicipal cooperation or functional consolidation (specific to a service) have been much more popular. These solutions also raise 212
problems of equity and democratic representation and the ability to address the need for a broader multi-functional coordination. Chapter three establishes the dynamics of development. The policies and planning frameworks from the international and national perspectives are also looked at. Particularly noteworthy of issues deliberated in this section are the approach, roles and responsibilities of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) towards local development. The UNCDF supports local development programmes; distils and disseminates policy lessons in local development and decentralization policy from its LDPs thereby promoting cross-country learning and exchange. Local Economic Development (LED), as a strategic tool to pursue the rural development and urban renewal agenda of South Africa to counter the legacy of uneven development in the country is looked at in great detail. This is considered within the framework of integrated development plan, which serves as the basis on which planning, guidance, development, resource allocation as well as budgeting is done in all municipalities in South Africa Also dealt with in this section are the modalities involved in the IDP process, the institutional arrangement and capabilities. Institutionalising public participation in order to create structures and design policies and programme to serve the developmental interests of the people is reviewed. The last but the least, the four stages in the IDP implementation cycle are described. Finally, the benefits oflDP are presented. This study recognises the importance of IDP in clarifying the situational and local economic development ofthe Ulundi municipal development initiative. The IDP implementation cycle is significant for the planning and development of both urban and rural environments and more specifically for Ulundi as the latter is fundamentally located in a rural environment. The chapter further presents an overview of the models of development. The models are macro in nature, however, they have indirect influence on the micro-economic variables at local economic development landscapes. An understanding of theories and models of development is important for this study on the situational and local economic development in 213
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problems <strong>of</strong> equity and democratic representation and the ability to address the need for a<br />
broader multi-functional coordination.<br />
Chapter three establishes the dynamics <strong>of</strong> development. The policies and planning<br />
frameworks from the international and national perspectives are also looked at. Particularly<br />
noteworthy <strong>of</strong> issues deliberated in this section are the approach, roles and responsibilities <strong>of</strong><br />
the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) towards local development. The<br />
UNCDF supports local development programmes; distils and disseminates policy lessons in<br />
local development and decentralization policy from its LDPs thereby promoting cross-country<br />
learning and exchange.<br />
Local Economic Development (LED), as a strategic tool to pursue the rural development and<br />
urban renewal agenda <strong>of</strong> South Africa to counter the legacy <strong>of</strong> uneven development in the<br />
country is looked at in great detail. This is considered within the framework <strong>of</strong> integrated<br />
development plan, which serves as the basis on which planning, guidance, development,<br />
resource allocation as well as budgeting is done in all municipalities in South Africa Also<br />
dealt with in this section are the modalities involved in the IDP process, the institutional<br />
arrangement and capabilities. <strong>Institutional</strong>ising public participation in order to create<br />
structures and design policies and programme to serve the developmental interests <strong>of</strong> the<br />
people is reviewed. The last but the least, the four stages in the IDP implementation cycle are<br />
described. Finally, the benefits <strong>of</strong>lDP are presented.<br />
This study recognises the importance <strong>of</strong> IDP in clarifying the situational and local economic<br />
development <strong>of</strong>the Ulundi municipal development initiative. The IDP implementation cycle<br />
is significant for the planning and development <strong>of</strong> both urban and rural environments and<br />
more specifically for Ulundi as the latter is fundamentally located in a rural environment.<br />
The chapter further presents an overview <strong>of</strong> the models <strong>of</strong> development. The models are<br />
macro in nature, however, they have indirect influence on the micro-economic variables at<br />
local economic development landscapes. An understanding <strong>of</strong> theories and models <strong>of</strong><br />
development is important for this study on the situational and local economic development in<br />
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