The distinctive city: Divergent patterns in growth, hierarchy and specialisation

Urban Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1301-1323

  Markusen, Ann ^a   Schrock, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EMPLOYMENT; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 33745876267     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980600776392     Document Type: Article

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