Living on the margins: Comparing older private renters and older public housing tenants in Sydney, Australia

Housing Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 693-707

  Morris, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capabilities; Housing affordability; Housing tenure; Older private renters; Older public housing tenants; Private rented housing

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING FINANCE; RENTAL SECTOR; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SECURITY; TENURE RELATIONS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 70349736029     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030903087566     Document Type: Article

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