The politics of redress: South African style affirmative action

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 231-249

  Adam, Kanya ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION; LABOUR MARKET;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031422467     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X97002413     Document Type: Article

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