Institutional economics and property strata title – a survey and case study

Journal of Property Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-240

  Walters, Megan ^a   Kent, Paul ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Institutional economics; Property management; Property ownership

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEGISLATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0033813253     PISSN: 09599916     EISSN: 14664453     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09599910050119994     Document Type: Article

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