The power to choose: Effective choice and housing policy

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-97

  Brown, Tim ^a   King, Peter ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Effective choice; Housing policy; Lettings policies; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

GOES;

EID: 20044380000     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616710500055729     Document Type: Article

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