Affordable housing policy in China: New developments and new challenges

Habitat International

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 224-233

  Shi, Wei ^a   Chen, Jie ^b   Wang, Hongwei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI LIXIN UNIVERSITY OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Housing affordability; Housing policy; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; POLICY ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84950236677     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2015.11.020     Document Type: Article

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