Beyond globalization: Localized returns to IT infrastructure investments

Regional Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-127

  Hicks, Donald A ^a   Nivin, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Capital investment; Economic impacts; Human capital; Income patterns; IT technology; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; GLOBALIZATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT;

EID: 0034020732     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400050006041     Document Type: Article

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