Performative Neoliberal-Parasitic Economies: The Chicago Case

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 691-711

  Wilson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Little Village; Migrants; Neighborhood; Neoliberal economy; Parasitic economy; Social construction

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; LABOR MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEOLIBERALISM; URBAN AREA;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958724686     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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