Cross-border and local co-operation on the island of Ireland: An economic perspective

Political Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 554-574

  Roper, Stephen ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross border co operation; Ireland; Northern Ireland

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; POLITICAL BORDER; POLITICAL ECONOMY; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249988868     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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