Current housing policy issues in Barbados: With particular reference to vacant subdivisions

Third World Planning Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-260

  Potter, Robert B ^a   Watson, Mark R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT II; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING FINANCE; HOUSING POLICY;

BARBADOS;

EID: 0033303021     PISSN: 01427849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/twpr.21.3.w26g4773406m5620     Document Type: Article

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