Gated communities and the economic geography of crime

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 80-105

  Helsley, Robert W ^a   Strange, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033162025     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/juec.1998.2114     Document Type: Article

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