The "Entrepreneurial State" in "creative industry cluster" development in Shanghai

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-170

  Zheng, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STATE ROLE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 77953564718     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00498.x     Document Type: Article

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