Literature Review of the Role of Economic Powerhouses in Regional Development Lessons for South Africa in Africa

The HSRC has been investigating the nature of South Africa’s role in the sub-Saharan African region since 2003. This research interfaces with the work undertaken by the HSRC’s Corporate Mapping and a political assessment of the role of South Africa’s elite on the political dynamics in the region. To further assist the research process, an assessment of the role of regional economic powerhouses in regions other than sub-Saharan Africa is considered, on the basis of available secondary research.