Manufacturing industries in the UK: Was there convergence during the 1968-1992 period?

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 552-569

  Harris, Richard I D ^a   Trainor, Mary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033428716     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00147     Document Type: Article

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