Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA ®) - References

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Cunningham, Shawn: Learning from PACA implementation in South Africa. GTZ March 2004.

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Meyer-Stamer, Jörg (2002a): Current Challenges for Local Economic Development in South Africa: Experience from Mpumalanga. Duisburg: mimeo (http://www.meyer-stamer.de).

Meyer-Stamer, Jörg (2003a): Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA): Launching LocalEconomic Development Initiatives. Duisburg: mesopartner Working Paper, 1.

Meyer-Stamer, Jörg (2003b): Organising the Key Elements of Local Economic Development: The Hexagon Concept. Duisburg: mesopartner Working Paper, 3.

Meyer-Stamer, Jörg (2003c): Why is Local Economic Development so difficult? Duisburg: mesopartner Working Paper, 4.

Meyer-Stamer, Jörg (2004): PACA- Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage. Manual Version 5.0, July 2004.

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Mintzberg, Henry (1994): Rethinking Strategic Planning. Part II: New Roles for Planners. Long Range Planning, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 22 - 30.

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