Paradoxes of Urban Housing Informality in the Developing World

Law and Society Review

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 493-522

  Van Gelder, Jean Louis ^a  

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

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EID: 84880665743     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/lasr.12030     Document Type: Article

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