Weak ties that bind: Do commutes bind Montreal's central and suburban economies?

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 490-524

  Shearmur, Richard ^a   Motte, Benjamin ^a  

^a CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Central city; Commutes; Metropolitan economy; Suburbs

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMMUTING; LABOR MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

EID: 59849101161     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408322592     Document Type: Article

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