Measures of regional inequality for small countries

Advances in Spatial Science

Volumn 46, Issue , 2005, Pages 47-62

  Portnov, Boris A ^a   Felsenstein, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 85020185443     PISSN: 14309602     EISSN: 21979375     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-27639-4_4     Document Type: Chapter

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