Spatially unbalanced growth in the British economy

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 889-928

  Gardiner, Ben ^a   Martin, Ron ^a   Sunley, Peter ^b   Tyler, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

North South divide; Regional policy; Sectoral imbalance; Spatial imbalance; Unbalanced economic growth

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NATIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879309191     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbt003     Document Type: Article

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