From rdas to LEPS: A new localism? Case examples of West Midlands and Yorkshire

Local Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 535-557

  Bentley, Gill ^a   Bailey, David ^b   Shutt, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78649844778     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690942.2010.532356     Document Type: Article

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