Desakota and beyond: Neoliberal production of suburban space in Manila's fringe

Urban Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1118-1143

  Ortega, Arnisson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

desakota; gated communities; neoliberalism; Philippines; suburban

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GATED COMMUNITY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEOLIBERALISM; SUBURBANIZATION;

MANILA; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84867954095     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.33.8.1118     Document Type: Article

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