The private finance initiative in english council housing regeneration: A privatisation too far?

Housing Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 911-932

  Hodkinson, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Council housing; Private finance initiative; Privatisation; Urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; PRIVATIZATION; SOCIAL HOUSING; URBAN HOUSING;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79961148697     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2011.593133     Document Type: Article

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