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Manufacturing change in Gauteng 1989–99

Re-examining the state of South Africa's Economic Heartland

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Rogerson, C.M. Manufacturing change in Gauteng 1989–99. Urban Forum 11, 311–340 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03036735

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