The social and economic performance of Australia's large regional cities and towns: Implications for rural and regional policy

Australian Geographical Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-147

  Stimson, Robert ^a   Baum, S ^a   O'Connor, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Regional performance; Regional towns; Socio economic differentiation

Indexed keywords

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0042267269     PISSN: 00049190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8470.00200     Document Type: Article

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