Gentrifying the State, Gentrifying Participation: Elite Governance Programs in Delhi

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 504-532

  Ghertner, D Asher ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Civil society; Gentrification; India Delhi; Participation; State space; Urban Governance

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CLASS; GENTRIFICATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY; STATE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

DELHI; INDIA;

EID: 79954610778     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01043.x     Document Type: Article

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