A Flyvbjergian perspective on public elementary school closures in Toronto: A question of 'rationality' or 'power'?

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-451

  Basu, Ranu ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; EDUCATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; TORONTO;

EID: 2942657121     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c11r     Document Type: Article

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