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Book Title: Urban Growth In Emerging Economies: Lessons From The Brics
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Urban Growth in Emerging Economies : Lessons from the Brics
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2014
Subject: Developing & Emerging Countries, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Environmental Economics, Development / Economic Development, Development / Sustainable Development, Sociology / Urban
Item Height: 0.7 in
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Business & Economics, Social Science, Political Science
Author: George Martine
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
