Analyzing Urban Competitiveness Changes in Major Chinese Cities 1995–2008

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 361-379

  Shen, Jianfa ^a   Yang, Xiaolan ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Indicator system; Urban competitiveness; Urban system

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMETRICS; NATIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84911992503     PISSN: 1874463X     EISSN: 18744621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12061-014-9114-2     Document Type: Article

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