Agglomeration, productivity and regional growth: Production theory approaches

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 101-117

  Cohen, Jeffrey P ^a   Morrison Paul, Catherine J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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