Housing in the Welfare State: Rethinking the Conceptual Foundations of Comparative Housing Policy Analysis

International Journal of Housing Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 439-452

  Fahey, Tony ^a   Norris, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Comparative housing; concepts; home ownership; welfare state

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84859261746     PISSN: 14616718     EISSN: 14733269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14616718.2011.626606     Document Type: Article

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