Economic diversity and regional socioeconomic performance: An empirical analysis of the Western Australian grain belt

Geographical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-234

  Davies, Amanda ^a   Tonts, Matthew ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economic diversity; Rural development; Socio economic performance; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77953437414     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2009.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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