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Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 385-400
Journal
Regional Studies, 42 (2008) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701291609
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)