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Civil society: A useful concept but not a magic cure

M.J. van Wyk Department of Sociology, University of Port Elizabeth, P.O. Box 1600, Port Elizabeth, 6000, Republic of South Africa
Pages 125-130 | Received 01 May 1994, Accepted 01 Aug 1994, Published online: 04 Apr 2012

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