Model villages in the neoliberal era: The Millennium Development Goals and the colonization of everyday life

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-125

  Wilson, Japhy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

everyday life; Henri Lefebvre; Millennium Development Goals; Millennium Villages Project; model villages; neoliberal imaginary; Rural Cities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893948151     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2013.821651     Document Type: Article

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