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Regional Economics: A Survey

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The creation of a new area of specialization is always a matter of interest in any academic field and the phenomenal rise of what has come to be known as “ regional analysis ” in economics is no exception.

The author is Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He wishes to thank the staff of the David Lubin Memorial Library at the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization in Rome for their patient assistance with compiling and verifying the bibliography.

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Meyer, J.R. (1965). Regional Economics: A Survey. In: Surveys of Economic Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00460-7_4

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