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Social Groups and Housing Differentiation in China's Urban Villages: An Institutional Interpretation

Shenjing He Sun Yat-Sen University, Urban and Regional Planning, Guangzhou, China
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Yuting Liu South China University of Technology, School of Architecture, Guangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fulong Wu Cardiff University, City and Regional Planning, Cardiff, UK
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Chris Webster Cardiff University, City and Regional Planning, Cardiff, UK
Pages 671-691 | Received 01 Mar 2009, Published online: 11 Jun 2010

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