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Aiding democracy ? donors and civil society in South Africa. / Hearn, Julie.
In: Third World Quarterly, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2000, p. 815-830.

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Hearn J. Aiding democracy ? donors and civil society in South Africa. Third World Quarterly. 2000;21(5):815-830. doi: 10.1080/713701079

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Hearn, Julie. / Aiding democracy ? donors and civil society in South Africa. In: Third World Quarterly. 2000 ; Vol. 21, No. 5. pp. 815-830.

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