Planning, networks and power relations: Is democratic planning under capitalism possible?

Planning Theory

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-70

  Moulaert, Frank ^a,b,d   Cabaret, Katy ^c,e,f  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Association pour le Développement du Marketing Interentreprises ADMI   (France)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e International Economics at ESTA Ecole Supérieure des Technologies et des Affaires   (France)

^f Ecole Superieure des Technologies et des Affaires   (France)

Author keywords

Institutional theory; Network theory; Power relations

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING PRACTICE; POLITICAL RELATIONS; POWER RELATIONS; REGULATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES;

EID: 33645842619     PISSN: 14730952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473095206061021     Document Type: Review

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