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Private sector involvement in urban governance

The case of Business Improvement Districts and Town Centre Management partnerships in England

Bibliographic Data

ID8944951
AuthorsIan R Cook (0000-0002-4674-9354, University of Manchester, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume40
Issue5
Pages930-940
Publication date2009-08-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.07.003
OpenAlexW2058446821
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited58

Agency (philosophy · Business · Comparative case · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · General partnership · Order (exchange · Political science · Private sector · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Finance · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research · Urban Planning and Governance

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Unique citing works37
Citations per year2,31
Citation span2010 - 2025 (16)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 37

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