Youthful creativity in regional Australia: Panacea for unemployment and out-migration?

Geographical Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-195

  Gibson, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arts policy; Belonging; Community development; Creative industries; Informal sector; Migration; Popular music; Unemployment; Young people

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; POPULATION MIGRATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 43449135345     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00509.x     Document Type: Article

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