Olympic Villages and Large-scale Urban Development: Crises of Capitalism, Deficits of Democracy?

Mega-events like the Olympic Games are widely regarded as key opportunities for cities to accelerate large-scale urban development projects through the construction of Olympic Villages. However, in the current global financial climate, these debt-financed urban renewal strategies are not without sig...

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Published in:Sociology (Oxford) 2011-10, Vol.45 (5), p.782-797
Main Author: Scherer, Jay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business development
Capitalism
Cities
Commitment
Democracy
Democratization
Development Policy
Development programs
Economic Crises
Economic crisis
Finance
Financial investments
Hedge funds
Housing
International finance
London, England
Olympic games
Policy Making
Public debt
Public finance
Public private partnerships
Public Sector
Public-private partnership
Renewal
Risk
Risk management
Studies
Towns
Urban areas
Urban Development
Urban policy
Urban Renewal
Villages
Waterfronts
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