Why is Taiwan's homeownership rate so high?

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2887-2904

  Bourassa, Steven C ^a   Peng, Chien Wen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANNUAL REVIEW; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GROWTH RATE; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; INFLATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MORTGAGE LENDING; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENTAL SECTOR; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TAX SYSTEM; TENURE SYSTEM;

TAIWAN;

EID: 80052688407     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010391298     Document Type: Review

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