Services in the Detroit regional economy: Implications for a city in transition

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 597-612

  Harpel, Ellen D ^a  

^a Business Development Advisors   (United States)

Author keywords

Detroit; Economic development; Professional and business services; Regional growth

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951714860     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2010.504825     Document Type: Article

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