The Cape Town city-region, which is the second-largest area in South Africa (4 million inhabitants), reflects the national challenge of creating new economic opportunities while correcting past inequities. Since the end of the apartheid system, Cape Town has benefited from macroeconomic stabilization and has outpaced the national average growth rate. It has both modernized its traditional strengths in port logistics and developed innovative sectors in tourism, agro-food processing, viticulture, financial and business services. However, 22% of the population is unemployed and 38% of residents live below the poverty line. This report identifies the key missing collective goods that could both create externalities for firms and foster a more equitable distribution. It provides a platform for the development of a forward-looking, cross-cutting regional development strategy and proposes new "second generation" governance reforms to consolidate previous achievements and respond to emerging obstacles.--Publisher's description.  Read more...

开普敦城市区域是南非第二大地区（400万居民），反映了国家在纠正过去不平等的同时创造新的经济机会的挑战。自种族隔离制度结束后，开普敦受益于宏观经济的稳定，并超过了全国平均增长率。它既实现了港口物流的传统优势的现代化，又发展了旅游、农副产品加工、葡萄种植、金融和商业服务等创新部门。然而，22%的人口处于失业状态，38%的居民生活在贫困线以下。本报告确定了关键的缺失的集体产品，这些产品既可以为企业创造外部条件，又可以促进更公平的分配。它为制定前瞻性、跨领域的区域发展战略提供了一个平台，并提出了新的 "第二代 "治理改革，以巩固以前的成就并应对新出现的障碍。 阅读全文...