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The Urban Challenge in Africa: Growth and Management of Its Large Citiesby Carole Rakodi

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Book ID: 124259768
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 346 KB
Volume: 97
Category: Article
ISSN: 0001-9909
DOI: 10.2307/723358

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