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Rent Control as an Instrument of Housing Policy

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In this article, the usefulness of rent control as an instrument of housing policy, and the effects of such control, are discussed, as well as the possibilities of realizing the goals of housing policies by other methods, without rent control.
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Two main problems are discussed in the present paper: (1) the usefulness of rent control as an instrument of housing policy, and hence the effects of such control, and (2) the possibilities of realizing the goals of housing policy by other methods, without rent control.

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