Interpreting producer service suburbanization: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul

Urban Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-71

  Nelson, Marla K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Producer services; Proximity; Public accounting; Suburbanization

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EMPLOYMENT; SUBURBANIZATION;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; MINNEAPOLIS; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT PAUL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749009790     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.27.1.45     Document Type: Article

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