Gated Communities for Security or Prestige? A Public Choice Approach and the Case of Budapest

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 735-752

  Cséfalvay, Zoltán ^a  

^a Faculty of International Relations   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Gated communities; Hungary; Public choice; Urban governance Budapest

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; CRIME; GATED COMMUNITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SECURITY; SECURITY THREAT; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN SOCIETY;

BUDAPEST; HUNGARY;

EID: 79958707359     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00996.x     Document Type: Article

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