Housing the urban poor in post-reform China: Some empirical evidence from the city of Nanjing

Cities

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 252-263

  Chen, Guo ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Housing; Poor households; Urban poverty

Indexed keywords

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING CONDITIONS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POVERTY; REFORM PROCESS; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN SOCIETY;

CHINA;

EID: 84860441156     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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