In what sense 'spaces of neoliberalism'? The new localism, the new politics of scale, and town twinning

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 496-507

  Clarke, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fast policy; Sister cities; Technical assistance; The new localism; The new politics of scale; Town twinning

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN POLICY; NEOLIBERALISM; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN HISTORY; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 74649083239     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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