Developing the Commons: The Contradictions of Growth in Exurban Montana

Professional Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-331

  Robbins, Paul ^a   Martin, Stephen ^a   Gilbertz, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS   (United States)

Author keywords

exurban; New West; planning; political economy

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC PLANNING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGULATORY APPROACH; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL PLANNING;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863316756     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2011.601193     Document Type: Article

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