The spatial distribution of income inequality in the European Union

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 869-890

  Ezcurra, Roberto ^a   Pascual, Pedro ^a   Rapún, Manuel ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 34248214190     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3893     Document Type: Article

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