Varieties of neoliberalism? Restructuring in large industrially dependent regions across Western and Eastern Europe

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-380

  Birch, Kean ^a   Mykhnenko, Vlad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neoliberal adjustment; Regional performance; Regional restructuring; Varieties of neoliberalism

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; GLOBALIZATION; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 65249120673     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn058     Document Type: Article

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