Does the Community Reinvestment Act help minorities access traditionally inaccessible neighborhoods?

Social Problems

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 209-231

  Friedman, Samantha ^a   Squires, Gregory D ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 19744378322     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sp.2005.52.2.209     Document Type: Review

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