Some evidence for the convergence of employment structures in the British urban system from 1978 to 1991

Regional Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-167

  O'Donoghue, Dan ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence; Divergence; Employment structures; Gini coefficient; Restructuring; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR MARKET; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034061127     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400050006078     Document Type: Article

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