A typology of socio-economic advantage and disadvantage in Australia's large non-metropolitan cities, towns and regions

Australian Geographer

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-258

  Baum, Scott ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Disadvantage; Non metropolitan centres; Socio economic advantage; Typology

Indexed keywords

GLOBALIZATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; TYPOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33744753025     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049180600672367     Document Type: Article

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