Why did affirmative action in housing fail during the Nixon era? Exploring the "institutional homes" of social policies

Social Problems

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 523-542

  Bonastia, Chris ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034311377     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3097133     Document Type: Article

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