Making markets: Think tank legislation and private property in detroit

Urban Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1070-1095

  Akers, Joshua M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Detroit; market fundamentalism; neoliberalism; property; think tanks; urban policy

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNERSHIP; LAND MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEOLIBERALISM; PROPERTY RIGHTS; URBAN POLICY;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888380977     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.814272     Document Type: Article

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