The growth of the informal sector and regularisation of spontaneous development: Lessons from the Caribbean for planning law reform

Third World Planning Review

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-76

  Matthews Glenn, Jane ^a   Wolfe, Jeanne M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING REGION; INFORMAL SECTOR; LEGAL REFORM; PLANNING LAW; SECTORAL GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0030448230     PISSN: 01427849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/twpr.18.1.tj52627570u01732     Document Type: Article

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