Why do regions develop and change? The challenge for geography and economics

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-346

  Storper, Michael ^a,b,c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b SCIENCES PO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metropolitan growth; Regional development; Regional growth; Urban growth; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; URBAN SYSTEM;

EID: 79951539793     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbq033     Document Type: Article

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