Infrastructure and rural development: US and EU perspectives

EuroChoices

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-59

  Blandford, David ^a   Boisvert, Richard N ^b   Davidova, Sophia ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; EUROPEAN UNION; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41549087809     PISSN: 14780917     EISSN: 1746692X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2008.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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