A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-51

  Brueckner, Jan K ^a   Selod, Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 85017172331     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.1.1.28     Document Type: Article

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