Relocation, relocation, relocation: Assessing the case for public sector dispersal

Regional Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 767-787

  Marshall, J N ^a   Bradley, D ^a   Hodgson, C ^a   Alderman, Neil ^a   Richardson, Ranald ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced regional development; Government modernization; Public sector relocation; Reduced operating costs

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; LOCATION DECISION; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 27644539691     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400500213663     Document Type: Article

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