The political 'benefits' contested The 'revanchist city' – a city in which greater repressive controls are put in place to ensure the free flow of global capital accumulation Critics argue events and festivals have been created to satisfy the lifestyle aspirations of the gentrified and touristified urban destination The language of regeneration anesthetizes our critical understanding (Smith, 2002: p446) of the social polarisation wrought by these policies Displacement effects of are stifled in the positive, pro- growth messages emerging from political leaders – propaganda messages designed to secure civic unity (Waitt, 2001)
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