Methodological problems and economic geography: The case of business services

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1-16

  Bryson, J R ^a   Daniels, P W ^a   Ingram, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; SERVICE SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033493972     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069900000042     Document Type: Article

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