Neoliberal Experiments with Urban Infrastructure: The Cross City Tunnel, Sydney

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 90-105

  Haughton, Graham ^a   Mcmanus, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Infrastructure; Neoliberalism; Policy learning; Public private partnerships; State; Sydney

Indexed keywords

NEOLIBERALISM; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84255209179     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2011.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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