Housing allowances and private renting in liberal welfare regimes

Housing, Theory and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-42

  Hulse, Kath ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Housing allowances; Private rental; Welfare regimes

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; PRIVATE SECTOR; RENTAL SECTOR; WELFARE PROVISION;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037850720     PISSN: 14036096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14036090310001787     Document Type: Article

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