Social polarisation or professionalisation? Another look at theory and evidence on deindustrialisation and the rise of the service sector

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 645-664

  Borel Saladin, Jacqueline ^a   Crankshaw, Owen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEINDUSTRIALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; OCCUPATION; SERVICE SECTOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 60149104697     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008100999     Document Type: Article

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