Austerity in the city: Economic crisis and urban service decline?

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-15

  Donald, Betsy ^a   Glasmeier, Amy ^b   Gray, Mia ^c   Lobao, Linda ^d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

austerity; city; financial crisis; urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894354840     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rst040     Document Type: Review

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