A matter of choice? Policy divergence in access to social housing post-devolution

Housing Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-158

  Stirling, Tamsin ^a   Smith, Robert ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Devolution; Housing; Lettings

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DEVOLUTION; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY STRATEGY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038188725     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303032000087694     Document Type: Article

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