Agglomeration effects on regional economic disparities: A comparison between the UK and Japan

Urban Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1947-1971

  Nakamura, Ryohei ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 47949118440     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098008093385     Document Type: Article

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