The Paradox of Progress: Three Decades of the Mount Laurel Doctrine

Journal of Planning History

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 126-147

  Payne, John M ^a  

^a University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

affordable housing; fair share; growth share; Mount Laurel doctrine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992828534     PISSN: 15385132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538513206286281     Document Type: Article

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