From frontier to bridgehead: Cross-border regions and the experience of Yunnan, China

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1213-1232

  Su, Xiaobo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridgehead construction; Cross border region; State spatial policies; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; ECONOMICS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; YUNNAN;

EID: 84879506935     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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