Regional disparities and national development revisited: The case of Western Europe

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-369

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a   Rapún, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic development; Regional disparities; Western Europe

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749630755     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776406068590     Document Type: Article

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