Anti-poverty politics in Toronto and Mexico City

Geoforum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-217

  Mahon, Rianne ^a   Macdonald, Laura ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Inclusive liberalism; Intrusive liberalism; Mexico; Neoliberalism; Poverty; Social citizenship

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; LIBERALISM; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; STATE ROLE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WELFARE PROVISION;

CANADA; FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 76549089389     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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