Local - If possible: How the spatial networking of economic relations amongst farm enterprises aids small town survival in rural Australia

Regional Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 539-557

  Pritchard, Bill ^a   Argent, Neil ^b   Baum, Scott ^c   Bourke, Lisa ^d   Martin, John ^e   McManus, Phil ^a   Sorensen, Anthony ^b   Walmsley, Jim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Farming; Rural restructuring; Small towns; Uncoupling thesis

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RELATIONS; EXPENDITURE; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ECONOMY; SMALL TOWN; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84859649610     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.504704     Document Type: Article

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