Intergenerational Housing Support Between Retired Old Parents and their Children in Urban China

Urban Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 3225-3242

  Li, Bingqin ^a   Shin, Hyun Bang ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHABITATION; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; RETIREMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL HOUSING; URBAN HOUSING;

CHINA; TIANJIN;

EID: 84887571964     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013483602     Document Type: Article

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