Baby-boomers, baby-busters and the lost generation: Generational fractures in Japan's homeowner society

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 325-342

  Hirayama, Yosuke ^a   Ronald, Richard ^b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Generational fractures; Home ownership; Housing experience; Japan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952290955     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140802301773     Document Type: Article

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