Reflections on the unique response of Brazil to the financial crisis and its urban impact

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 952-966

  Fernandes, Ana Cristina ^a   Novy, Andreas ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brazil; Countercyclical policies; Developmental state; Global financial crisis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; MACROECONOMICS; METROPOLITAN AREA; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; TERRITORIALITY; URBANIZATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 78649815945     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.01029.x     Document Type: Article

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