The contradictions in enabling private developers of affordable housing: A cautionary case from Ahmedabad, India

Urban Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2231-2244

  Mukhija, Vinit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; CONSTRUCTION; HOUSING POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR;

AHMEDABAD; ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 5044245513     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0042098042000268438     Document Type: Article

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