Skills development for tourism in Alexandra township, Johannesburg

Urban Forum

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 380-398

  Kaplan, Lucy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 80053323152     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-004-0015-3     Document Type: Article

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