Policy boosterism, policy mobilities, and the extrospective city

Urban Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-29

  McCann, Eugene ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

branding; entrepreneurial city; policy boosterism; policy mobilities; urban politics

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARKETING; POLICY MAKING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN POLICY; URBAN POLITICS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 84877593119     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.778627     Document Type: Article

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