Urban land and housing markets in the Punjab, Pakistan

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2277-2300

  Dowall, David E ^a   Ellis, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSING MARKET; LAND MARKET; LANDOWNERSHIP; PROPERTY RIGHTS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RENT SEEKING; URBAN ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349829209     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009342599     Document Type: Article

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