Building malls or metros?: South Africa's exports of tradable urban services to the rest of Africa

Ivan Turok and Justin Visagie

No wp-2020-94, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Service industries are increasingly important in international trade and offer additional paths to economic development. There are many opportunities to expand trade in services between South Africa and other African countries. Improvements in urban planning, design, and governance are vital to create more productive and liveable cities. South Africa has many capabilities to support urbanization in Africa. However, South African companies have been relatively unsuccessful at exporting this expertise, and more successful at exporting retail, financial, and telecoms services.

Keywords: Africa; International trade; South Africa; Tradable urban services; Urban infrastructure; Urbanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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