Privatization of public housing in Hong Kong: A genuine agenda or propaganda

Habitat International

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 481-494

  Ho, Michael H C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Privatization methods; Sequential model and policy effectiveness

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 2542470816     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(03)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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