How can the government promote industrial development in south africa?

The growth center concept has formed the cornerstone of industrial development policy in South Africa since apartheid was introduced as a constitutional model in 1948. This paper attempts to recapture the evolutionary development of industrial policy in South Africa and to underline prominent deficiencies in present industrial development policy. South African industrial policy continues the segregation practices of the past, despite the government's repeated statements in recent years that it intends to move away from the concept of apartheid. Guidelines for a revision in industrial development thinking based on sound economic principles rather than concealed political practices are suggested for the country.