Housing reform in Kolkata: Changes and challenges

Housing Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 965-979

  Sengupta, Urmi ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing reform; Kolkata; Low income housing; Privatisation; Public private partnership

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING PROVISION; HOUSING REFORM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RENTAL SECTOR;

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

EID: 35348870955     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030701608217     Document Type: Review

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