Reinterpreting the meaning of the 'Singapore model': State capitalism and urban planning

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-137

  Shatkin, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Property development; Singapore; State capitalism; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEGEMONY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDHOLDING; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REDEVELOPMENT; STATE BUILDING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN POLICY;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84890867074     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.12095     Document Type: Article

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