Housing allowances: Finding a balance between social justice and market incentives

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-109

  Turner, Bengt ^a   Elsinga, Marja ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affordability; Housing allowances; Housing policy

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; HOUSING POLICY; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 23144447662     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616710500162574     Document Type: Article

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