Markets versus planning: An assessment of the Swedish housing model in the post-war period

Urban Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1259-1282

  Nesslein, Thomas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING POLICY; POST-WAR; WELFARE REFORM;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0038610574     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098032000084596     Document Type: Article

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