Identifying "spread" versus "backwash" effects in regional economic areas: A density functions approach

Land Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 336-357

  Barkley, David L ^a   Henry, Mark S ^a   Bao, Shuming ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKWASH EFFECT; DENSITY FUNCTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; URBAN GROWTH;

USA, GEORGIA; USA, NORTH CAROLINA; USA, SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0030423957     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3147201     Document Type: Article

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