The effect of squatter housing on income distribution in urban Turkey

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-45

  Başlevent, Cem ^a   Dayioǧlu, Meltem ^b  

^a ISTANBUL BILGI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INFORMAL SECTOR; URBAN ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 13644283743     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000309685     Document Type: Article

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