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Special Issue: The Dynamics and Consequences of Recent Shifts in Chinese Housing Policy

Housing the Poor? A Comparative Study of Public Housing Provision in New York, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen

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Pages 678-696 | Received 29 Aug 2020, Accepted 13 Dec 2021, Published online: 10 Feb 2022

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