Neoliberal development through technical assistance: Constructing communities of entrepreneurial subjects in Oaxaca, Mexico

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 527-542

  Walker, Margath ^a   Roberts, Susan M ^a   Jones III, John Paul ^b   Fröhling, Oliver ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Centro de Encuentros y Dialogos Interculturales   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community foundations; Development; Governmentality; Mexico; Neoliberalism; NGOs; Oaxaca; Technical assistance

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPOWERMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; NEOLIBERALISM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

EID: 37449005612     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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