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Poverty and inequality in South Africa: critical reflections

David FrancisSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edward WebsterSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 788-802 | Published online: 16 Sep 2019

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