Networks Are Not Enough . . . But They Do Matter: Urban Governance and Workforce Development in Three Ontario Cities

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 295-321

  Bramwell, Allison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

labor market policy; local autonomy; urban governance; workforce development

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CAPACITY BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR POLICY; LABOR SUPPLY; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; KITCHENER; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA; WATERLOO;

EID: 84859229157     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087411428051     Document Type: Article

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