Comparative Process Tracing in Housing Studies

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-414

  Bengtsson, Bo ^a   Ruonavaara, Hannu ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Comparative method; historical institutionalism; housing regimes; path dependence; periodisation; process tracing; social mechanisms

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING METHOD; RESEARCH WORK;

SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84859230822     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2011.626603     Document Type: Article

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