The Financialization of A Social Housing Provider

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 572-587

  Aalbers, Manuel B ^a   Loon, Jannes Van ^a   Fernandez, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

derivatives; financialization; housing; housing associations; social housing; the Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; HOUSING ASSOCIATION; HOUSING PROVISION; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIAL HOUSING;

NETHERLANDS;

VESTIA;

EID: 85023769703     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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