Local governance and participation under neoliberalism: Comparative perspectives

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-129

  Guarneros Meza, Valeria ^a,b   Geddes, Mike ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local governance; Neoliberalism; Participation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM;

EID: 77951266887     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00952.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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