The fading attraction of central regions: An empirical note on core-periphery gradients in Western Europe;L'attirance des régions centrales en déclin: Une note empirique sur les inclinaisons de périphérie du coeur en Europe occidentale

Spatial Economic Analysis

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-235

  Brülhart, Marius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Core periphery gradients; EU regions; Geographic concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 47349102361     PISSN: 17421772     EISSN: 17421780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17421770601009866     Document Type: Article

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