Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the various contestations and conceptions of Local Economic Development (LED) in the LED debate among stakeholders in the Ekurhuleni Aerotropolis Project. The aerotropolis is a project is said to be a LED project aimed at creating an airport city, that is believed to have the capacity to stimulate LED both within Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) and beyond its boundaries. This city would span a radius of 60 km around OR Tambo International Airport. The project stakeholders involved representatives of various government departments in Ekurhuleni and Gauteng Province, organised business, ward councillors, labour representatives, community-based organisations (CBOs) of various types, and ordinary community members...
Ph.D. (Development Studies)