Rental housing policy and the role of the household rental sector: Evidence from South Africa

Habitat International

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-56

  Watson, Vanessa ^a   McCarthy, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Land and Agricultural Policy Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Housing policy; Rental housing; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOUSING POLICY; RENTAL SECTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0031777625     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(97)00023-4     Document Type: Article

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