Narratives of decline: Race, Poverty, and Youth in the context of postindustrial Urban Angst

Professional Geographer

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-163

  Cope, Meghan ^a   Latcham, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo; Children and youth; Neoliberal; New York; Race; Urban decline

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; NEOLIBERALISM; POPULATION DECLINE; POVERTY; RACE; URBAN SOCIETY; YOUNG POPULATION;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69949136137     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330120902736013     Document Type: Article

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