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Figure 12.1 Location map of Madikwe Game Reserve
Relly (2004a) submitted and later condensed (2004b) a quantitative research
study detailing some of the interim economic outcomes of the reserve, specifically
the levels of investment, subsequent employment creation and cash remuneration
to various categories of employee (female, local (i.e. prior to employment they
resided within 50km of the park boundaries) and previously disadvantaged (i.e.
individuals not entitled to vote prior to 1994 under the Apartheid government)).
This chapter revisits the study where the baseline data have been augmented by
further developments in the park, dating from 2003 to mid-2007.
Theoretical background and purpose of study
The intention of this research study was to provide useful benchmarks for a small
number of economic and socioeconomic indicators, particularly investment,
employment and remuneration in an impoverished and drought-prone area of
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