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The application of local economic development in East London, South Africa, 1927–1955

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Nel, E.L., Rogerson, C.M. The application of local economic development in East London, South Africa, 1927–1955. Urban Forum 7, 69–87 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03036847

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