Regional growth, connections and economic modelling: An introduction

Advances in Spatial Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2009, Pages 3-27

  Fratesi, Ugo ^a   Senn, Lanfranco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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EID: 85020194358     PISSN: 14309602     EISSN: 21979375     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-70924-4_1     Document Type: Chapter

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