Ambitions of a global city: Arts, culture and creative economy in 'Post-Crisis' Singapore

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-294

  Kong, Lily ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

creative economy; cultural policy; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860301851     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286632.2011.639876     Document Type: Article

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