Then I'll Huff, and I'll Puff, and I'll...: A Natural Experiment on Property Titling, Housing Improvement and the Psychology of Tenure Security

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 734-749

  Van Gelder, Jean Louis ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Argentina; Buenos Aires; Informality; Natural experiment; Property rights; Tenure security; Titling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOUSING PROVISION; INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; INVESTMENT; LAND RIGHTS; TENURE SYSTEM;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA];

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 84874375046     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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