Regional governance and foreign direct investment: The dynamics of institutional change in Wales and North East England

Geoforum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 255-269

  MacKinnon, Danny ^a   Phelps, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolutions; Foreign direct investment; Institutions; North East England; Regions; Wales

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; DEVOLUTION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONALISM;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 0035035144     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7185(00)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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