A comparison of Canada's small, medium, and large cities in the knowledge economy

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 130-154

  O'Hagan, Sean ^a   Rutland, Ted ^b  

^a NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Knowledge economy; Large cities; Medium cities; Small cities

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVENESS; KNOWLEDGE; SIZE EFFECT; URBAN ECONOMY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 58149116797     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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