http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4357/janetta-deppa Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:09 -0400 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:53:09 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1598/on-global-order-south-africa-as-a-case-study-for-the-validity-of-city-specific-research-in-international-development By Janetta Deppa - This study provides an overview of the international development field's attention to urbanization. Despite cities being proven the largest hubs of development for the industrializing world, patterns in urban areas often behave much differently than when assessing aggregate-level data. Assessment of cities as their own spheres of development is necessary. Currently, the development field fails to implement measures addressing the enormity of this phenomenon: while it acknowledges city-specific growth projects are important, very little raw data is available for analysis, and studies comparing... Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1598/on-global-order-south-africa-as-a-case-study-for-the-validity-of-city-specific-research-in-international-development