Boomtowns, resource dependence and socio-economic well-being

Australian Geographer

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-164

  Lawrie, Misty ^a   Tonts, Matthew ^a   Plummer, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boomtowns; Resource dependence; Socio economic well being; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; MINING INDUSTRY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79958085595     PISSN: 00049182     EISSN: 14653311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2011.569985     Document Type: Article

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