Theory and praxis in economic geography: 'Enterprising' and local growth in a global economy

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 633-649

  Plummer, Paul ^a   Taylor, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; LOCAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0345393065     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0237     Document Type: Article

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