Creative class theory and economic performance in UK cities

Creative Urban Regions: Harnessing Urban Technologies to Support Knowledge City Initiatives

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 80-93

  Nathan, Max ^a  

^a Centre for Cities   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84900240120     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-838-3.ch005     Document Type: Chapter

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