Regional convergence and the economic performance of peripheral areas in Turkey

Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-132

  Gezici, Ferhan ^a,b   Hewings, Geoffrey J D ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; CORE-PERIPHERY RELATIONS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PERIPHERAL REGION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; TURKEY; WORLD;

EID: 10444252621     PISSN: 09170553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2004.00082.x     Document Type: Article

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