Inequaliy, polarisation and regional mobility in the European Union

Urban Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1057-1076

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a   Gil, Carlos ^a   Pascual, Pedro ^a   Rapún, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MOBILITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144468031     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980500120824     Document Type: Article

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