The neglected legacy of Lancashire cotton: Industrial clusters and the U.K. outdoor trade, 1960-1990

Enterprise and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 682-709

  Parsons, Mike ^a,b,c   Rose, Mary B ^d,e  

^a OMM Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Decollage   (United Kingdom)

^d Lancaster University Management School   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 28044455187     PISSN: 14672227     EISSN: 14672235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/es/khi124     Document Type: Conference Paper

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