Responses to poverty in post-apartheid South Africa: Some reflections

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-181

  Mubangizi, Betty Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Community development; Poverty; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 40149102159     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2007.00543.x     Document Type: Article

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