Income inequality and access to housing in Europe

European Sociological Review

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1189-1200

  Dewilde, Caroline ^a   Lancee, Bram ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

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EID: 84890719056     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jct009     Document Type: Article

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