Taling business: An actor-centred analysis of business for local economic development

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 830-846

  North, Peter ^a   Valler, David ^b   Wood, Andrew ^c  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LOCAL ECONOMY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035657580     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00346     Document Type: Article

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