Regions in competition: Inward investment and regional variation in the use of incentives

Regional Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 291-296

  Raines, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL PROVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INVESTMENT INCENTIVE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034040549     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400050015122     Document Type: Article

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