Housing of limited property rights: A paradox inside and outside Chinese Cities

Housing Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 825-841

  Deng, Feng ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homeownership; Housing affordability; Housing tenure; Inalienability; Property rights; Rural land

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; MICROECONOMICS; POLICY REFORM; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TENURE SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 70350366077     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030903223625     Document Type: Article

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