Rescaling or institutional flexibility? The experience of the cross-border-resund region

Regional and Federal Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-227

  Hansen, Povl A ^a   Serin, Göran ^a  

^a ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross border; Institutional change; Labour market; Public transport; Re scaling

Indexed keywords

CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LABOR MARKET; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

DENMARK; SWEDEN;

EID: 77952715021     PISSN: 13597566     EISSN: 17439434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13597561003731646     Document Type: Article

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