(Re) analysing community empowerment: Rationalities and technologies of government in Bristol's new deal for communities

Urban Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 849-875

  MacLeavy, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC REGENERATION; EMPOWERMENT; LEADERSHIP; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

BRISTOL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 62749107116     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009102132     Document Type: Article

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