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Why are housing cooperatives successful? Insights from Swiss affordable housing policy

Ivo BalmerInstitute of Geography & Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Jean-David GerberInstitute of Geography & Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED), University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 361-385 | Received 28 Jul 2016, Accepted 18 Jun 2017, Published online: 01 Jul 2017

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