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Housing standards and housing rights: The case of Welkom in the Free State Province

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  1. Centre for Development Support, University of the Free State, South Africa

    Lochner Marais (Researcher) & Johannes Wessels (rural-urban integration consultant and is also associated)

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Marais, L., Wessels, J. Housing standards and housing rights: The case of Welkom in the Free State Province. Urban Forum 16, 17–34 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-005-0014-z

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