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Original Articles

Dispersion within concentration: The changing location of corporate headquarter offices in South Africa

Pages 567-579 | Received 01 Jul 1995, Accepted 01 Dec 1995, Published online: 27 Feb 2008

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  • Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
  • This article is based on part of a broader study of the economy of inner‐city Johannesburg (The Johannesburg inner‐city strategic framework by R Hunter, M Jonker, J Rogerson, CM Rogerson and R Tomlinson), which was undertaken for the Johannesburg Administration. Special thanks are due to Herman Pienaar, Urban Strategies Division, Greater Johannesburg Transitional Metropolitan Council. Opinions expressed in this article and responsibility for all shortcomings are those of the author.

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