Degrees of destitution: A typology of homelessness in developing countries

Housing Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 465-482

  Speak, Suzanne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Developing countries; Homelessness; Opportunity

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING PROVISION; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 3142744000     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0267303042000204331     Document Type: Article

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