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Women and housing policy in South Africa: A discussion of Durban case studies

Paper presented to the Conference on Women and Shelter: First and Third World Perspectives University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 7–9 May 1992

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  1. Alison Todes
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Todes, A., Walker, N. Women and housing policy in South Africa: A discussion of Durban case studies. Urban Forum 3, 115–138 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03036753

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