Regional bipolarization: The case of the European Union

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 984-995

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a   Gil, Carlos ^a   Pascual, Pedro ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; EUROPEAN UNION; INCOME; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33747195854     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2005.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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