Power, discursive space and institutional practices in the construction of housing problems

Housing Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-446

  Jacobs, Keith ^a   Kemeny, Jim ^b   Manzi, Tony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Housing; Institutional practice; Power; Social problems

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POWER RELATIONS;

EID: 0041566871     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030304252     Document Type: Article

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