Does Public Investment Improve Homeowners' Happiness? New Evidence based on Micro Surveys in Beijing

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-92

  Wu, Wenjie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DATA SET; HOMEOWNER; INVESTMENT; MARKET SYSTEM; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STATE ROLE; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84897484096     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098013484530     Document Type: Article

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