Regional competitive specialization. Development agency sector initiatives in Wales

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Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 241-252

  Huggins, Robert ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC PLANNING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PLANNING;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0031414111     PISSN: 00040894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.1997.tb00026.x     Document Type: Article

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