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Trouble at the top: The construction of a tenant identity in the governance of social housing organizations [PDF]

, 2011
The project of citizen governance has transformed the social housing sector in England where 20,000 tenants now sit as directors on the boards of housing associations, but the entrance of social housing tenants to the boardroom has aroused opposition ...
Althusser L., Appleyard R., Austin J. L., Bauman Z., Bhabha H., Birchall J., Butler J., Butler J., Butler J., Butler J., Butler J., Böhm S., Cairncross L., Chambers S., Chilton B., Cruikshank B., Darcy M., Dean M., Della‐Porta D., Derricourt N., Derrida J., Ellery S., Elton L., Fanon F., Flint J., Foucault M., Fraser N., Goodlad R., Grant D., Grayson J., Harvey D., Hirschman A., Karn V., Kearns A., Laclau E., Laclau E., Lakoff G., Malpass P., Melucci A., Millward L., Mouffe C., Mullins D., Murie A., Norval A., Platt S., Quintin Bradley, Regner J., Simmons R., Snow D., Stoker G., Taylor V., Udehn L., Wainwright H., Wood M.   +53 more
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Redistributive land reforms, agricultural productivity, and structural change: New cross‐national evidence

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Large‐scale land reforms constitute a substantial redistribution of wealth and reallocation of agricultural land, which is a major form of asset and production input in developing countries. While land redistribution (from the rich to the poor) remains a highly controversial issue, extensive evidence on its effect is limited.
Devashish Mitra, Abdulaziz B. Shifa, Lan Anh Tong, Mehmet A. Ulubasoglu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basic psychological needs and coping among tenants at risk of eviction

Psychology, Society & Education
This study examines the correlation between three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness), measured with the Basic Psychological Needs Scale) and coping (measured with the Coping Strategy Indicator) among 495 tenants (54% male ...
Marieke Edwards, Linda van den Dries, Judith Wolf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eviction Free Zones: The Economics of Legal Bricolage in the Fight Against Displacement [PDF]

, 1991
Gentrification, the influx of high-income dwellers into low-income neighborhoods, has in the past decade become a serious cause of concern to low-income tenants in older American cities.
Kolodney, Lawrence K.
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rent-striking the REIT: Reflections on tenant organizing against financialized rental housing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Radical Housing Journal, 2019
In 2018, a group of tenants from four high-rise apartment buildings in East Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, launched a seven-month rent strike against their landlord, a real estate investment trust (REIT).
Emily Power, Bjarke Skærlund Risager
doaj   +1 more source

Technology business incubators as engines of growth: towards a distinction between technology incubators and non-technology incubators [PDF]

, 2009
Business incubators are an increasingly popular tool for promoting job and wealth creation. Yet given the heterogeneity of incubation models, it is not always clear how incubators operate, what their main characteristics are and how can they best ...
Groen, Aard, Harms, Rainer, Ratinho, Tiago   +2 more
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Examining pathways by which socioeconomic instability in adolescence influence sexual health during emerging adulthood in an agricultural setting in California

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the longitudinal impact of socioeconomic instability on teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis among adolescents and young adults (AYA) living in an agricultural region and examines pathways including supportive family and social structures, decision making autonomy in romantic relationships ...
Marie C. D. Stoner, Erica N. Browne, Marissa Raymond‐Flesch, Mary Kate Shapley‐ Quinn, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Alondra Jaime‐Aguilar, Carmen Ramirez, Jessica Huante, Daisy Gallardo, Sue Napierala, Megan Comfort, Alexandra M. Minnis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Ontario Tenant Policy Review: Preliminary Findings through Process Mapping

Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education
Maintaining good relationships between landlords and tenants helps to resolve conflicts and disputes. Good tenant policies pushed forward created by socially responsible landlords are also crucial to protecting tenants from eviction.
Chak Yiu Carlo Chan, Anthony Piscitelli
doaj   +1 more source