Contesting the financialization of urban space: Community organizations and the struggle to preserve affordable rental housing in New York City

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 144-165

  Fields, Desiree ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84928210357     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/juaf.12098     Document Type: Article

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