Business community structures and urban regimes: A comparative analysis

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-366

  de Socio, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34848834803     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2007.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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