Liberalization and the privatization of public rental housing in Kolkata

Cities

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 269-278

  Sengupta, Urmi ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

India; low income; privatization; Public rental housing

Indexed keywords

HOUSING POLICY; LIBERALIZATION; LOW INCOME HOUSING; PRIVATIZATION;

ASIA; CALCUTTA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 33745648379     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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