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Original Articles

South African Unions: Schools or agents for democracy?

Pages 35-56 | Published online: 21 Sep 2007

Notes

  • 1994 . South African Workers Speak , Oslo : FAFO .
  • Schlemmer (Human Sciences Research Council) . 1994 . Finance Week , May 5–11

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