Private policing in South Africa: The Cape Town city improvement district — pluralisation in practice

Society in Transition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-250

  Berg, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 85044804590     PISSN: 10289852     EISSN: 20721951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2004.10419117     Document Type: Article

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