Homelessness in Osaka: Globalisation, yoseba and disemployment

Urban Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 361-378

  Aoki, Hideo ^a  

^a Urban Sociology Research Centre   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HOMELESSNESS; LABOR MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA;

HONSHU; JAPAN; OSAKA;

ELEOTRIDAE;

EID: 0037308312     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980220080311     Document Type: Article

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