Private sector involvement in urban governance: The case of Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre Management partnerships in England

Geoforum

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 930-940

  Cook, Ian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business elites; Business Improvement Districts; England; Political mobilisation; Town Centre Management; Urban governance

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350786430     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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