Economics of Affordable Housing in Indian Cities: The Case of Mumbai

Environment and Urbanization Asia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 221-235

  Gandhi, Sahil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

affordable housing; housing policies; land markets; Mumbai; Slums

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996207139     PISSN: 09754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097542531200300112     Document Type: Article

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