Community benefits agreements and local government

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-159

  Wolf Powers, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community benefits agreements (CBAs); Community development; Labor unions; Planning politics; Urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951126192     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360903490923     Document Type: Review

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