Improving the quality of life in greater Soweto

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 325-352

  Mears, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; GOVERNMENT ROLE; PLANNING PROCESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN PLANNING;

SOUTH AFRICA, GAUTENG PROVINCE, SOWETO;

EID: 0031447695     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006824711485     Document Type: Article

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