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Are Governments Really Interested in Fixing the Housing Problem? Policy Capture and Busy Work in Australia

Nicole GurranUrban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture Design and Planning (FADP), University of Sydney, Darlington, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Phibbs
Pages 711-729 | Received 23 May 2014, Accepted 29 Mar 2015, Published online: 07 Aug 2015

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