The uneven development of quantitative social science in south africa

Social Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-36

  Seekings, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 33947147900     PISSN: 02533952     EISSN: 19407874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533950108458702     Document Type: Article

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