Resilient regions: Re-'place'ing regional competitiveness

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-167

  Bristow, Gillian ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Cultural political economy; Regional development policy; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950541478     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsp030     Document Type: Article

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