From universal public housing to meeting the increasing aspiration for private housing in Singapore

Habitat International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 361-380

  Wong, Tai Chee ^a   Yap, Adriel ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Housing; Housing affordability; Housing aspirations; Singapore

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING PROVISION; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIAL HOUSING; WELFARE PROVISION;

SINGAPORE;

EID: 0043032843     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(02)00062-0     Document Type: Article

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