The price of land for housing in Trinidad: The role of regulatory constraints and implications for affordability

Urban Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 285-299

  Pamuk, Ayse ^a   Dowall, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HOUSING LAND; LAND MARKET; REGULATORY IMPACT; URBAN HOUSING;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TRINIDAD;

EID: 0031832057     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098984989     Document Type: Article

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