Industry structure in real estate development: Is city building competitive?

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-135

  Coiacetto, Eddo ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Industrial organisation; Industry structure; Land and property development; Oligopoly; Real estate development; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857686124     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140802499080     Document Type: Article

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