Restructuring the automotive industry in the English West Midlands

Local Economy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-265

  Donnelly, Tom ^a   Barnes, Sally ^a   Morris, David ^a  

^a Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Components; Decline; Regional development agencies and policies; Structural change

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944448736     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690940500191034     Document Type: Article

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