ABSTRACT

Johannesburg is most often compared with Sao Paulo and Los Angeles and sometimes even with Budapest, Calcutta and Jerusalem. Johannesburg reflects and informs conditions in cities around the world. As might be expected from such comparisons, South Africa's political transformation has not led to redistribution and inclusive social change in Johannesburg. In Emerging Johannesburg the contributors describe the city's transition from a post apartheid city to one with all too familiar issues such as urban/suburban divide in the city and its relationship to poverty and socio-political power, local politics and governance, crime and violence, and, especially for a city located in Southern Africa, the devastating impact of AIDS.

part |82 pages

Reorganizing Space

chapter |22 pages

Villas of the Highveld

A Cultural Perspective on Johannesburg and its “Northern Suburbs” 1

chapter |15 pages

New Forms of Class and Racial Segregation

Ghettos or Ethnic Enclaves?

chapter |12 pages

Property Investors and Decentralization

A Case of False Competition?

part |69 pages

Experiencing Change

part |104 pages

Governing and Institution Building

chapter |30 pages

Reclaiming Democratic Spaces

Civics and Politics in Posttransition Johannesburg

chapter |12 pages

Hiv/Aids

Implications for Local Governance, Housing, and the Delivery of Services 1

chapter |18 pages

Social Differentiation and Urban Governance in Greater Soweto

A Case Study of Postapartheid Meadowlands

chapter |16 pages

The Limits of Law

Social Rights and Urban Development

part |35 pages

Rerepresenting

chapter |22 pages

Johannesburg's Futures

Beyond Developmentalism and Global Success 1

chapter |11 pages

Johannesburg in Flight from Itself

Political Culture Shapes Urban Discourse