The politics of ethnic integration in Singapore: Malay 'regrouping' as an ideological construct

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 527-544

  Sin, Chih Hoong ^a  

^a Matrix MHA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; HOUSING POLICY; IDEOLOGY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0142245576     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00465     Document Type: Article

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