Regional concentration and specialisation in agricultural activities in EU-9 regions (1950-2000)

European Spatial Research and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-39

  Van Leeuwen, Eveline S ^a   Strijker, Dirk ^b   Terluin, Ida J ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Concentration; Economic development; European Union; Regions; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053321801     PISSN: 12311952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10105-010-0002-8     Document Type: Article

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