The growth and location of business services in the American economy;Croissance et localisation des services aux entreprises aux États-Unis

Espace Geographique

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-322

  Beyers, William B ^a   Lindahl, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Business services; Computer business; Information technologies; Subcontracting; United States of America

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICES; INDUSTRIAL GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; SERVICE SECTOR;

USA;

EID: 0030320241     PISSN: 00462497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/spgeo.1996.1005     Document Type: Article

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