Geographies of investment: How do the wealthy build new houses in Accra, Ghana?

Urban Forum

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-59

  Grant, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 46549086422     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02681230     Document Type: Article

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