Low-income homeownership: American dream or delusion?

Urban Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 511-531

  Shlay, Anne B ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; HOMEOWNERSHIP; LOW INCOME HOUSING; URBAN POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644606396     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980500452433     Document Type: Article

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