Why state and local economic development programs cause so little economic development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 68-87

  Dewar, Margaret E ^a  

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EID: 0032349914     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124249801200106     Document Type: Article

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