"Re-stating" theories of urban development: The politics of authority creation and intergovernmental triads in postindustrial Chicago

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-448

  Smith, James M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; POLITICS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957119601     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2010.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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