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Small-scale manufacturing in South Africa’s economic heartland

Problems and future prospects

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Rogerson, C.M. Small-scale manufacturing in South Africa’s economic heartland. Urban Forum 9, 279–300 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03033055

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