Social Cohesion: A Conceptual and Political Elucidation

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1873-1889

  Novy, Andreas ^a   Swiatek, Daniela Coimbra ^a   Moulaert, Frank ^b  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPEAN UNION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY;

EID: 84862315053     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098012444878     Document Type: Article

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