Silences in the boom: Coal seam gas, neoliberalizing discourse, and the future of regional Australia

Journal of Political Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 279-302

  Mercer, Alexandra ^a   De Rijke, Kim ^a   Dressler, Wolfram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal seam gas; Neoliberalizing discourse; Queensland; Regional development; Role of government

Indexed keywords

COAL PRODUCTION; COAL SEAM; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84908238661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10730451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/v21i1.21137     Document Type: Article

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