Dilemmas of Representation in Post-apartheid Durban

Urban Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 247-264

  Low, Murray ^a   Ballard, Richard ^b   Maharaj, Brij ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Geography School of Environmental Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Durban; Local democracy; Post apartheid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856974262     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-007-9019-0     Document Type: Article

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