The economic ‘revolution’ in Melbourne's west

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 137-155

  Dodson, Jago ^a   Berry, Mike ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic restructuring; Labour markets; Melbourne; Metropolitan economy; Regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549137888     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0811114042000229618     Document Type: Article

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