Legitimating Business Improvement Districts in Johannesburg: A discursive perspective on urban regeneration and policy transfer

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-194

  Peyroux, Elisabeth ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Business Improvement Districts; critical discourse analysis; Johannesburg; policy transfer; urban regeneration

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; INNER CITY AREA; POLICY REFORM; PRIVATE SECTOR; URBAN RENEWAL;

GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84859911251     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776411420034     Document Type: Article

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