'Doing deals on the house' in a 'post-welfare' society: Evidence of micro-market practices from Britain and the USA

Housing Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-231

  Jarvis, Helen ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Debt; Equity; Household assets; Housing consumption; Post welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEBT; EQUITY; HOUSING MARKET; WELFARE PROVISION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41149135762     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030801893149     Document Type: Article

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