The Economic Geography of Australia and Its Analysis: From Industrial to Post-Industrial Regions

Geographical Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-281

  Beer, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Economic geography; Globalisation; Regional policy; Regions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; GLOBALIZATION; NATIONAL ECONOMY; NEOLIBERALISM; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864527032     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2012.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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