Theories of agglomeration and regional economic growth: A historical review

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 19-32

  McCann, Philip ^a,b   van Oort, Frank ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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