Tying the firm to the region or tying the region to the firm?: Early observations on the case of LG in South Wales

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-137

  Phelps, Nicholas A ^a   Lovering, John ^a   Morgan, Kevin ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INVESTMENT DETERMINANTS;

UK, WALES, GWENT, NEWPORT;

EID: 0031664509     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096977649800500202     Document Type: Article

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