Service competitiveness and urban innovation policies in the UK: The implications of the 'London Paradox'

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1047-1059

  Wood, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business services; Core cities; London; Urban innovation policy

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN POLICY; URBAN SYSTEM;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449397357     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400801968437     Document Type: Article

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