Urban social policy in poor countries: Theoretical and methodological directions

Urban Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 262-282

  Scarpaci, Joseph L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 0031657888     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.19.3.262     Document Type: Article

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