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The Promise and Problems of Applying the Capabilities Approach to Housing Policy and Research

Deb Batterhama Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia;b Launch Housing, Melbourne, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 305-310 | Received 26 Nov 2019, Accepted 09 Dec 2019, Published online: 06 Jan 2020

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