The rise of housing in international development: The effects of economic discourse

Habitat International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Harris, Richard ^a   Arku, Godwin ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Building industry; Development; Economic theory; Flexible production; Housing policy; Human capital

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC THEORY; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; HUMAN CAPITAL;

EID: 33846828438     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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