The talk of the town: Human capital, information, and the growth of English cities, 1861 to 1961

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 384-413

  Simon, Curtis J ^a   Nardinelli, Clark ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITY GROWTH; HISTORICAL STUDY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INFORMATION PROVISION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN HISTORY;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0030176722     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1996.0021     Document Type: Article

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