Citizen Participation in Urban Governance in the Context of Democratization: Evidence from Low-Income Neighbourhoods in Mexico

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-150

  Lombard, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democratization; Marginalization; Mexico; Neoliberalism; Participation; Urban governance; Xalapa

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MARGINALIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEOLIBERALISM; URBAN PLANNING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ; XALAPA;

EID: 84871610751     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01175.x     Document Type: Article

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