Thesis
Neoliberalism, urban development and Accra's (Ghana) shopping malls as new spaces of urban consumption
- Alternative title:
- Urban development and shopping malls in Accra, Ghana
- Abstract:
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This study is focused on urban transformation of Accra, the capital city of Ghana, under neoliberalism. Situated within the field of urban geography, and drawing from Harvey’s (1989b) urban entrepreneurialism thesis and consumption theorists, such as Bourdieu (1984), as well as attention to the literature on the middle class, the study investigates how urban governance transformation in the neoliberal era have led to the proliferation of western-style shopping malls and their consequent im...
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+ Daley, P
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SOGE
Sub department:
Geography
Role:
Supervisor
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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English Language
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- UUID:
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- Deposit date:
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2019-07-16
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- Copyright holder:
- Eduful, A
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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