A theory of urban growth

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 252-284

  Black, Duncan ^a   Henderson, Vernon ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBANIZATION;

EID: 0032766686     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250060     Document Type: Article

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