The arts and local economic development: Can a strong arts presence uplift local economies? A study of 135 Canadian cities

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1811-1835

  Polèse, Mario ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

CANADA;

EID: 84861984307     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011422574     Document Type: Article

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