| Article ID: | iaor20023087 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Issue: | 1/2 |
| Start Page Number: | 53 |
| End Page Number: | 66 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Journal: | Orion |
| Authors: | Fourie Philip |
| Keywords: | OR in a regioncountry, government |
An overview is given of Community Operations Research and of the connection between OR and development. The RDP is the main framework for development in South Africa, and its present state is described. Some suggestions are made as to ways in which ORSSA could support the RDP and development in South Africa.