State Spatiality and the Governance of Economic Development in the UK: The Changing Role of the Region

Geopolitics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 315-327

  Bristow, Gillian ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEOPOLITICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876225797     PISSN: 14650045     EISSN: 15573028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14650045.2012.733784     Document Type: Article

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