Fraud and inequality in the subprime mortgage crisis

Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance

Volumn 16, Issue , 2011, Pages 3-24

  Nguyen, Tomson H ^a   Pontell, Henry N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84864788935     PISSN: 15216136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1521-6136(2011)0000016004     Document Type: Article

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