Friends and neighbors: Homeownership and social capital among low- to moderate-income families

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 471-488

  Manturuk, Kim ^a   Lindblad, Mark ^a   Quercia, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CAPITAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN HOUSING;

EID: 77957107781     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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