Evolution in economic geography: Institutions, political economy, and adaptation

Economic Geography

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-150

  MacKinnon, Danny ^a   Cumbers, Andrew ^a   Pike, Andy ^b   Birch, Kean ^c   McMaster, Robert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Institutions; Path dependence; Political economy; Regional adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 72749114085     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1944-8287.2009.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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