Policies for local development: An evaluation of Italy's Patti Territoriali

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 15-26

  Accetturo, Antonio ^a   de Blasio, Guido ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ownership; Regional aid; Regional growth

Indexed keywords

AID; CIVIL SOCIETY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OWNERSHIP; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY;

ITALY;

EID: 80051801880     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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