Housing career disparities in urban China: A comparison between skilled migrants and locals in Nanjing

Urban Studies

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 546-562

  Cui, Can ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

housing career; housing location; housing tenure; life course; skilled migrants

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; FRAGMENTATION; HOUSING MARKET; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; MIGRANT WORKER; SKILLED LABOR; TENURE SYSTEM;

NANJING [JIANGSU];

EID: 85060336854     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098018800443     Document Type: Article

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