Race, Gender, Power, and the US Subprime Mortgage and Foreclosure Crisis: A Meso Analysis

Feminist Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 124-151

  Dymski, Gary ^a,b   Hernandez, Jesus ^c   Mohanty, Lisa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Trident University International   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; foreclosure; meso analysis; power; Race; subprime mortgages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883555404     PISSN: 13545701     EISSN: 14664372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2013.791401     Document Type: Article

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