A Tidal Wave for Change: The case of the automotive supply chain in the West Midlands

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-309

  Tilson, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992777331     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690949908726458     Document Type: Article

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