From white shoes to bold future: The neoliberalisation of local government in an Australian city?

Urban Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3233-3249

  Burton, Paul ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Gold Coast; local government; neoliberalisation; urban planning

Indexed keywords

FUTURE PROSPECT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; GOLD COAST; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84908519336     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014540944     Document Type: Article

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