Agents of eviction: The squatter control and clearance division of Hong Kong's housing department

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 333-347

  Smart, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency; Evictions; Hong Kong; Implementation; Public housing; Squatters

Indexed keywords

FORCED MIGRATION; HOUSING POLICY; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0036869122     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9493.00134     Document Type: Article

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