The dynamics of regional disparities in Central and Eastern Europe during transition

European Planning Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1397-1421

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

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INVESTMENT; MARKET TRANSITION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34748911799     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310701550850     Document Type: Article

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