title: South Africa's urban policy:  a new form of influx control.
abstract: "The South African government has repealed influx control for blacks living in the 'non-independent homelands.'  Although the urban shift of the black population is increasingly accepted, controls on the supply of housing and land for housing blacks have been retained.  The emphasis is now on alternative restrictions on black urbanization.  The restrictions, however, contrast with the wishes of South Africa's business leadership.  The 1986 'reforms' are explained by exploring the relationship between government policy and business interests.  Finally, the urban policies are contrasted with the new metropolitan government, the Regional Services Councils, through which blacks are being brought into multiracial governmental structures but on unequal terms."
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000353:Africa, Southern; D001741:Black or African American; D000383:Agriculture; D044383:Black People; D003132:Commerce; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004777:Environment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005843:Geography; D006076:Government; D006798:Housing; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011640:Public Policy; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Blacks; Commerce; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Environment; Ethnic Groups; Geographic Factors; Government; Housing; Inequalities; Land Supply; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration Policy; Natural Resources; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Policy; Residence Characteristics; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; South Africa; Southern Africa; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization