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Original Articles

Between ‘Market’ and ‘Welfare’: Rent Restructuring Policy in the Housing Association Sector, England

Pages 737-759 | Received 08 Dec 2006, Accepted 20 Apr 2008, Published online: 11 Aug 2008

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