Factors predicting residential mobility among the recipients of the section 8 housing choice voucher program

Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-178

  Barbra, Teater ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fair market rent; Housing policy; Residential mobility; Section 8 housing; Total tenant payment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349205865     PISSN: 01915096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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