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Corporatism as a Crisis Response to Democratisation? Comparing the Rise and Fall of Corporatism in South Korea and South Africa

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Interviews

  • Interview with a former senior coordinator at NEDLAC (29 April 2014).
  • Interview with a senior NUMSA official (1 April 2014).
  • Interview with a former labour unionist incorporated into the government (25 March 2014).
  • Interviews with senior officials of the KCTU (12 December 2012).
  • Interview with a senior official from the FKTU (13 December 2012).

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