Planning for a future of asset-based welfare? New Labour, financialized economic agency and the housing market

Planning Practice and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-56

  Watson, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL MARKET; HOUSING MARKET; LABOR MARKET; LENDING BEHAVIOR; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SERVICE PROVISION; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650610013     PISSN: 02697459     EISSN: 13600583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02697450902742148     Document Type: Article

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