Regional disparities and regional policy in the European Union

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 64-95

  Dignan, Tony ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-PERIPHERY DIVERGENCE; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY IMPLICATION; REGIONAL DISPARITY; REGIONAL POLICY;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0029543263     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/11.2.64     Document Type: Article

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