Negotiating the Global and the Local: Evaluating Development Through Public-Private Partnerships in Durban, South Africa

Urban Forum

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-93

  Houghton, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Deliberation; Durban; Public private partnerships; Urban development

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 78651498934     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-010-9106-5     Document Type: Article

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