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Tracing the ‘integration’ thread in the South African urban development policy tapestry

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    Edgar Pieterse (Special Advisor to the Premier of the Western Cape Province and Visiting Associate Professor)

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Pieterse, E. Tracing the ‘integration’ thread in the South African urban development policy tapestry. Urban Forum 18, 1–30 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02681229

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