Why is it important to boost the supply of affordable housing in australia—and how can we do it?

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-435

  Berry, Mike ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohesion; Growth; Housing affordability; Housing policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898603493     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0811114032000147430     Document Type: Article

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