Navigating Between Limits: The Future of Public Housing in Singapore

Housing Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 520-533

  Chua, Beng Huat ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

affordability; asset base social security system; Singapore public housing system; universal homeownership

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; HOMEOWNERSHIP; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; HOUSING POLICY; HOUSING PROVISION; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL SECURITY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84902802968     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2013.874548     Document Type: Article

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