The continuing 'wind of change' in the Balkans: Sources of housing inequality in Bulgaria

Urban Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2601-2619

  Vesselinov, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HOUSING MARKET; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; MARKET TRANSITION; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 11044232729     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000294583     Document Type: Article

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