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5 - Discourse on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Sustainable Socio-economic Development and the Challenge of the Academy in Africa

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Teboho J. Lebakeng
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CODESRIA Bulletin, No. 01-02 (2010): CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 1 & 2, 2010

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Teboho J. Lebakeng. (2010). 5 - Discourse on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Sustainable Socio-economic Development and the Challenge of the Academy in Africa. CODESRIA Bulletin, (01-02), 24–29. https://doi.org/10.57054/cb01-022010501
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