From apartheid apologism to post-apartheid neo-liberalism: Paradigm shifts in south african urban geography

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 88-97

  Maharaj, Brij ^a   Narsiah, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b VISTA UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH; NEOLIBERALISM; PARADIGM SHIFT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036395830     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2002.9713759     Document Type: Article

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