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Title:Local government finance in South Africa's cities: some preliminary notes
Author:Simkins, C.ISNI
Year:1991
Periodical:Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies
Volume:18
Issue:1
Pages:46-58
Language:English
Geographic term:South Africa
Subjects:townships
local finance
External link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589349108704943
Abstract:This study describes the flow of resources through municipalities and Regional Services Councils (RSCs) in the cities of South Africa. It argues that the main business of municipalities is the provision of traded services; characteristically, rates income accounts for about one fifth of total municipal income. The problems of black local authorities are examined and the effects of RSC income and expenditure patterns are discussed, as is the burden of incorporating all residents of functional metropolitan areas into an adequate system of metropolitan authorities. Some principles to guide the evolution of a more effective local government finance system are adumbrated. Bibliogr., notes, ref.
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