Why some regions will decline: A Canadian case study with thoughts on local development strategies

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-46

  Polèse, Mario ^a   Shearmur, Richard ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic decline; Local development; Location; Periphery; Regional development

Indexed keywords

CORE-PERIPHERY RELATIONS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; PERIPHERAL REGION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745535174     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2006.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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