'Surfing a wave of change': a critical appraisal of the London 2012 cultural programme

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 123-137

  McGillivray, David ^a   McPherson, Gayle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

community empowerment; Cultural Olympiad; cultural programme; London 2012; Olympic Games; volunteering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863483975     PISSN: 19407963     EISSN: 19407971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19407963.2012.662616     Document Type: Article

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