Non-Economic factors in economic geography and in 'new regionalism': A sympathetic critique

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 690-704

  Hadjimichalis, Costis ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

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CAPITALISM; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONALISM; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 33750095371     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2006.00683.x     Document Type: Article

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