Why regions? Why now? Who cares?

Journal of Urban Affairs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-296

  Pastor, Manuel ^a   Lester, T William ^b   Scoggins, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; EQUITY; REGIONALISM;

EID: 68449088798     PISSN: 07352166     EISSN: 14679906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9906.2009.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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