Microstates and subnational regions: Mutual industrial policy lessons

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-141

  Armstrong, Harvey W ^a   Read, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; NATION STATE; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL POLICY;

EID: 0037245779     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017602238989     Document Type: Article

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