Crowdfunding and
Sustainable Urban
Development in Emerging
Economies
Umar G. Benna
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria
Abubakar U. Benna
Durham University, UK
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Names: Benna, Umar G., 1942- editor. | Benna, Abubakar U., 1980- editor.
Title: Crowdfunding and sustainable urban development in emerging economies /
Umar G. Benna and Abubakar U. Benna, editors.
Description: Hershey : Business Science Reference, [2018]
Identifiers: LCCN 2017024126| ISBN 9781522539520 (hardcover) | ISBN
9781522539537 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Crowd funding--Developing countries. | City
planning--Developing countries. | Sustainable development--Developing
countries.
Classification: LCC HG4751 .C784 2018 | DDC 307.1/416091724--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.
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