Actually existing comparative urbanism: Imitation and cosmopolitanism in north-south interurban partnerships

Urban Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 796-815

  Clarke, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMITATION; NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS; POST-COLONIALISM; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864432051     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.33.6.796     Document Type: Article

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