Regional Policy in the Southern African Development Community

This book analyses regional development policy or the lack thereof in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which forms a key trading bloc on the African continent as well as the Global South. It explores the main attributes relevant to the formulation of regional policy in terms of socio-economic policies as well as spatial planning instruments. Further, it integrates macro and sectoral policy frameworks and applies the goals and objectives thereof practically through the appropriate and timely application of spatial targeting instruments within the SADC as a developing region. The focus of the research is to reflect on the social, economic, environmental, and political arguments through a focused analysis of relevant planning instruments, policies, and barriers in terms of the regional policy goals for the SADC region. The book provides insight into the role of the SADC in the context of regional development, analyses regional policy on a national, regional, and continental scale with reference to the SADC, and evaluates the inherent potential in the regional economy as well as barriers to regional development. It identifies gaps in the existing regional policy framework of the region and its constituent members and makes recommendations for improved regional policy frameworks and their implementation. The book is targeted at scholars, researchers, and students studying international trade as well as regional and economic development, and urban and regional planning and policy. It will also be a useful resource for policymakers, as it provides practical policy guidelines for improved regional planning towards a comprehensive regional policy framework. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

J. Ernst Drewes is a full Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Mariske van Aswegen is a Senior Lecturer in the Unit for Environmental Science and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

1: Introduction Part 1: Policy Perspectives 2: Regional Policy in The African Union and SADC 3: Understanding The Role and Potential of The Peripheral Region 4: Implications Of Subnational Regional Development Policy for The Southern African Development Community Part 2: Structural Perspectives 5: Corridors As Spatial Instruments to Channel and Focus Economic Development: Science Versus Politics 6: SADC's Settlement Hierarchy and Networks in Support of Cross-Border Regional Development 7: The Role of Infrastructure in Regional Trade in The SADC Region Part 3: Economic And Trade Perspectives 8: Influence Of Location on The Competitiveness of SADC Industries 9: The Road Less Travelled: Exploring the Untapped Potential of Intra-Regional Trade in SADC 10: Regional Integration and Industrialisation in the SADC: A Comparative Analysis of Developing Regions 11: Artisanal Mining in The SADC Region: Lessons Learned from The Kimberley Artisanal Mining Case on Formalisation Part 4: Future Perspective 12: A Regional Policy Approach for the SADC