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Unpacking the Changing Economic Geography of Gauteng’s Tertiary Sector

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The tertiary sector is the key driver of the Gauteng economy and, correspondingly, a major influence on spatial development. Notwithstanding its significance, the tertiary sector remains relatively neglected in existing scholarship about South Africa’s economic heartland. The aim in this chapter is to offer an analysis of aspects of the current state and spatial distribution of tertiary activities in Gauteng province. More specifically, the analysis begins by unpacking the overall patterns of tertiary sector activity across Gauteng and subsequently examines three critical aspects of the tertiary sector of Johannesburg, which is the core of the Gauteng City-Region. The discussion reveals the spatial polarization of the tertiary sector at the national scale and the geographical unevenness of the tertiary sector within the GCR, as Johannesburg is the overwhelming focus. Within Johannesburg, distinct geographical trajectories are observed for the city’s finance activities, tourism and creative industries.

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Wendy Job and Samkelisiwe Khanyile are thanked for preparing the accompanying figures and Koech Cheruiyot for data inputs. The useful comments of two referees on an earlier version of this chapter are acknowledged.

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Rogerson, C.M. (2018). Unpacking the Changing Economic Geography of Gauteng’s Tertiary Sector. In: Cheruiyot, K. (eds) The Changing Space Economy of City-Regions. GeoJournal Library(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67483-4_6

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