A study in contradictions: The origins and legacy of the Housing Act of 1949

Housing Policy Debate

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 299-326

  Von Hoffman, Alexander ^a  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Federal; Housing; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040291445     PISSN: 10511482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2000.9521370     Document Type: Article

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