Neoliberalism, Big Society, and progressive localism

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2798-2815

  Williams, Andrew ^a   Goodwin, Mark ^a   Cloke, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Big Society; Emergent publics; Ethical agency; Localism; Neoliberalism; Politics of possibility

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC SERVICE; WELFARE REFORM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84916601744     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a130119p     Document Type: Article

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