Competition for business location: A survey

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-111

  Dembour, C ^a  

^a FACULTÉS UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LOUIS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Competition; Infrastructure; Location; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549141337     PISSN: 15661679     EISSN: 15737012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10842-007-0013-y     Document Type: Article

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