Does housing assistance perversely affect self-sufficiency? A review essay

Journal of Housing Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 381-417

  Shroder, Mark ^a  

^a US Department of Housing   (United States)

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EID: 0036965196     PISSN: 10511377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1051-1377(02)00128-6     Document Type: Article

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