Transaction costs of collective action in Hong Kong high rise real estate

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-314

  Walters, Megan ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Management; Real estate; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144375434     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290210419861     Document Type: Article

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