A growth agenda without growth: English spatial policy, sustainable communities, and the death of the neo-liberal project?

GeoJournal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-165

  Raco, Mike ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Neo liberalism; Recession; Spatial policy

Indexed keywords

ASSUMPTIONS; BREAK DOWN; ENGLAND; NEO-LIBERALISM; NEW FORMS; POLICY MAKERS; POSSIBLE FUTURES; RECESSION; SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES;

EARTH SCIENCES;

PLANNING;

FUTURE PROSPECT; GROWTH RATE; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY MAKING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84858699418     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-009-9327-0     Document Type: Article

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