The Hong Kong government's strategy for promoting home ownership - An approach to reducing the decommodifying effects of public housing services

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-553

  Yu, Sam Wai Kam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

HONG KONG;

EID: 0031411180     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00100     Document Type: Article

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