Home-based enterprises in low-income settlements; evidence from Pereira, Colombia

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn , Issue 96, 1996, Pages 95-102

  Gough, Katherine V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colombia; Home based enterprises; Renting; Self help housing

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOME BASED ENTERPRISE; HOME PRODUCTION; HOUSING; INCOME GENERATION; INCOME SOURCE; INFORMAL SECTOR; LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLD; LOW INCOME SETTLEMENT; SELF-HELP HOUSING; URBAN ECONOMY;

COLOMBIA, CALDAS, PEREIRA;

EID: 0030431197     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.1996.10649380     Document Type: Article

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