The impact of legal counsel on outcomes for poor tenants in New York City's Housing Court: Results of a randomized experiment

Law and Society Review

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 419-433

  Seron, Carroll ^a   Van Ryzin, Gregg ^a   Frankel, Martin ^a   Kovath, Jean ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0035527879     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3185408     Document Type: Article

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