What became of The Local State? Neo-liberalism, community development and local government

Community Development Journal

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Mowbray, Martin ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOCAL PLANNING; NEOLIBERALISM; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

VANESSA;

EID: 78650622616     PISSN: 00103802     EISSN: 14682656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cdj/bsq051     Document Type: Article

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