Housing as a tool of economic development since 1929

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 895-915

  Arku, Godwin ^a   Harris, Richard ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING PROVISION; SOCIAL HOUSING;

EID: 33747091603     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2005.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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