Social control and social welfare under neoliberalism in South African cities: Contradictions in free basic water services

Cities in Contemporary Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 289-308

  Ruiters, Greg ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230603349     Document Type: Chapter

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