The sociospatial dynamics of creativity and production in Tanzanian industry: Urban furniture manufacturers in a liberalizing economy

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1863-1882

  Murphy, James T ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM OWNERSHIP; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LIBERALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NEOLIBERALISM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MWANZA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33750386835     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a37383     Document Type: Article

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