Making urban real estate markets work for the poor: Theory, policy and practice

Cities

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-244

  Mooya, Manya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Urban

Indexed keywords

LAND MARKET; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PLANNING THEORY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79952897812     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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