Producer service linkages and city connectivity in the mega-city region of China: A case study of the Pearl River Delta

Urban Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2458-2482

  Yeh, Anthony G O ^a   Yang, Fiona F ^a   Wang, Jiejing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

inter firm linkages; mega city region; network formation; Pearl River Delta; producer services

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; GLOBALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MEGACITY; NETWORK DESIGN; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SERVICE SECTOR; URBAN SERVICE;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84941208584     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098014544762     Document Type: Article

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