Global householding in a city-state: Emerging trends in Singapore

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 475-497

  Lam, Theodora ^a   Yeoh, Brenda S A ^b   Huang, Shirlena ^b  

^a Asia Research Institute   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 34047220018     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.28.4.3     Document Type: Article

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