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Bulldozer Neo-liberalism in Istanbul: The State-led Construction of Property Markets, and the Displacement of the Urban Poor

John Lovering School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hade Türkmen School of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, UK
Pages 73-96 | Published online: 26 Mar 2011

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