The North/South divide in Italy and England: Discursive construction of regional inequality

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-76

  González, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

discourse; Mezzogiorno; North South divide; Northern England; uneven development

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

ENGLAND; ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551557547     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776410369044     Document Type: Article

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