Housing and the global financial crisis: US versus Australia

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-16

  Stapledon, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 68649117708     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103530460901900201     Document Type: Conference Paper

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