Central place theory and its reemergence in regional science

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 405-431

  Mulligan, Gordon F ^a   Partridge, Mark D ^b   Carruthers, John I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE THEORY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 84857690616     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-011-0496-7     Document Type: Review

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