El Título en la Mano: The Impact of Titling Programs on Low-Income Housing in Texas Colonias

Law and Social Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-82

  Ward, Peter M ^a   De Souza, Flavio ^b   Giusti, Cecilia ^c   Larson, Jane E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 79951830390     PISSN: 08976546     EISSN: 17474469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4469.2010.01223.x     Document Type: Article

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