Evolving economic landscapes: Why new institutional economics matters for economic geography

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-353

  Rafiqui, Pernilla S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic geography; Evolutionary geography; IAD framework; Institutional theory

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 65249121255     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn050     Document Type: Article

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