The Suburban origins of redlining: A Canadian case study, 1935-54

Urban Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2661-2686

  Harris, Richard ^a   Forrester, Doris ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Hamilton Wentworth District School Board   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LENDING BEHAVIOR; MORTGAGE LENDING; PROPERTY MARKET; URBAN ECONOMY;

CANADA;

EID: 0346905329     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098032000146830     Document Type: Article

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