Small-firm creation and growth, regional development and the North-South divide in Britain

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 909-934

  Keeble, D ^a   Bryson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICES; MANUFACTURING; NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL FIRM CREATION;

UK;

EID: 0030445383     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a280909     Document Type: Article

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