Territorial competition and the predictability of collective (In)action

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-399

  Cheshire, Paul C ^a   Gordon, Ian R ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT; LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL; LOCALISED ACTION; METROPOLITAN REGION; REGIONAL PLANNING; TERRITORIAL COMPETITION;

ENGLAND; LONDON; UK;

EID: 0030424709     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.1996.tb00324.x     Document Type: Article

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