Convention Center Follies : Politics, Power, and Public Investment in American Cities /

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"American cities have experienced a remarkable surge in convention center development over the last two decades, with exhibit hall space growing from 40 million square feet in 1990 to 70 million in 2011--an increase of almost 75 percent. Proponents of these projects promised new jobs, new priva...

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Autor principal: Sanders, Heywood T., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Convention facilities > Economic aspects.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects.
Congres et conferences > Aspect economique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Congres et conferences > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Équipements de congres > Aspect economique > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Équipements de congres > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Villes > Marketing > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Congresses and conventions > Economic aspects > United States.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States > Case studies.
Convention facilities > Economic aspects > United States.
City promotion > Economic aspects > United States.
United States.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
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