Calculated affection? Charting the complex economy of home purchase

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 349-367

  Munro, Moira ^a   Smith, Susan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agencement; Cultural economy; Housing markets; Price

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY PRICE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ECONOMY; HOUSING MARKET;

EID: 41149098207     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030701875097     Document Type: Article

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