Market towns – victims of market forces?

International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 557-568

  Phillips, Mike ^a   Swaffin Smith, Chris ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balanced scorecard; England; Local government finance; Markets; Rural economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986134778     PISSN: 09590552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09590550410564782     Document Type: Article

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