Economic globalization and regional disparities in the Philippines

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-316

  Clausen, Anne ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic globalization; Governmental policy; Growth inequality nexus; Philippines; Regional development; Spatial and sectoral concentration of economic activity

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBALIZATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 78349232034     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.2010.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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