Constructionism, realism and housing theory

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 121-136

  Somerville, Peter ^a   Bengtsson, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Comparative housing policy; Constructionism; Housing management; Rational action; Realism; Tenant participation

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036962480     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140360902321122789     Document Type: Article

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