The politics of competitive regionalism in Greater Boston

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 349-369

  Horan, Cynthia ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY MAKING; REGIONALISM; URBAN POLITICS;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68449090627     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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