Labor unions and affordable housing: An uneasy relationship

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 799-822

  Botein, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordable housing; Community labor partnerships; Housing policy; Labor movement; Urban development

Indexed keywords

ADVOCACY; AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; HOUSING POLICY; LABOR PARTICIPATION; POST-WAR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347212524     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087407299595     Document Type: Article

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