The old and the stubborn? Firm characteristics and relocation in the Netherlands

European Spatial Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-60

  Brouwer, Aleid E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Firm location; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751705716     PISSN: 12311952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10105-010-0003-7     Document Type: Article

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