Forging glocal governance? Urban infrastructures as networked financial products

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-21

  Torrance, Morag I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financialization; Global infrastructure funds; Glocal governance; Investment; Toronto; Urban infrastructure

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL PROVISION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 41049084824     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2007.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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