Leading sectors and leading regions: Economic restructuring and regional inequality in Hungary since 1990

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 522-542

  Brown, David L ^a   Greskovits, Bé L A ^b   Kulcsár, László J ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Europe; Economic restructuring; Foreign direct investment; Hungary; Post socialis ttransformation; Regional inequality

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; MARKET TRANSITION; MODERNIZATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

EID: 35348984546     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2007.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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