Mega-events as a Response to Poverty Reduction: The 2010 FIFA World Cup and its Urban Development Implications

Urban Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 329-346

  Pillay, Udesh ^a   Bass, Orli ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Developing world; Legacy; Mega events; Poverty; Urban development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951795332     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-008-9034-9     Document Type: Article

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