Limitations on the growth of economic multipliers in the small business sector in the eastern Free State

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dc.contributor.advisorRuhiiga, T. M.
dc.contributor.advisorClaassen, J. H. D.
dc.contributor.authorLekhotla, Puleng Josephine
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-22T10:52:10Z
dc.date.available2022-08-22T10:52:10Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.description.abstractMaluti-a-Phofung (MAP) municipal area is currently experiencing high unemployment and poverty rates. The structural weaknesses and problems of the economy of MAP local municipality highlight the importance and urgency of Local Economic Development (LED) in MAP. This paper reports the results of a study carried out to investigate constraints in the growth of multipliers around local shopping centres in the area south of Phuthaditjhaba, Maluti-a-Phofung. The methodology involved field observations, the administration of interviews to a random sample of ten households in the vicinity of each of the eight shopping centres and another sample of five business units at each centre. The results were analyzed using Pearson's correlation in order to test three hypotheses based on business structure, location and multipliers. The findings indicate that these shopping centres are not able to meet the diverse shopping needs of the community and patronage levels are extremely low. This has serious implications for these centres in generating economic growth multipliers in the local community.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11852
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectDissertation (M. A. (Geography))--University of the Free State, 2009en_ZA
dc.subjectEconomic development -- South Africa -- Eastern Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectUnemployment -- South Africa -- Eastern Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectMultiplier (Economics)en_ZA
dc.subjectPoverty -- South Africa -- Eastern Free Stateen_ZA
dc.titleLimitations on the growth of economic multipliers in the small business sector in the eastern Free Stateen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA
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