Are Spatially Focused Initiatives in Current Economic Inclusion Policies Well Founded?

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 236-248

  Adams, John ^a   Greig, Malcolm ^b   Mcquaid, Ronald W ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992813093     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690940122469     Document Type: Article

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