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Politics on the home front

Plot

Homeownership, Growth And Stability: The Limits Of State Policy -- Introduction -- Housing And 'inward Industrialisation' -- Investing In Infrastructure And Developing The Private Market -- The Social Consequences Of Land Use Policies -- The Political Impact Of Homeownership Schemes -- Conclusion: Negotiating Urban Demands. Defenders Of The Status Quo Or Mediators Of Negotiations? The Black Local Authorties Of The Pretoria/witwatersrand/vereeniging Area -- Introduction -- Township Local Government: A Relative Autonomy? -- Municipal Services: A Double-edged Sword -- Land And Patronage: Councillors And Developers -- Alienating An Ally? Blas And African Builders -- Towards Mediation? -- Conclusion. By Paul Hendler. Pd 21/88--t.p.verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 66-75).