City make-overs: The place marketing of melbourne during the kennett years, 1992–99

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 469-494

  Engels, Benno ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Footloose capital; Global capitalism; Intercity competition; Place marketing; Place promotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009514198     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140008727852     Document Type: Article

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