The future of social housing in Eastern Europe: Reforms in Latvia and Ukraine

European Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-149

  Tsenkova, Sasha ^a   Turner, Bengt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Eastrn Europe; Housing policy; Latvia; Social housing; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

HOUSING REFORM; RENTAL SECTOR; SOCIAL HOUSING; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

BALTIC STATES; EASTERN EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LATVIA; NORTHERN EUROPE; UKRAINE; WORLD;

EID: 7244258898     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1461671042000269001     Document Type: Article

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