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For international and interregional comparison, real per capita gross domestic output is usually taken as the basis of comparison. While this convention has been followed in this book, there are other factors that actively contribute to the quality of life in a region.
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References and Further Reading
Armstrong, Harvey and J. Taylor (1993) Regional Economics and Policy 2nd edn (London: Harvester Wheatsheaf).
Gripaios, P. and P. Bishop (1992) ‘The South West’, in Townroe and Martin (1992).
Gudgin, G. and S. Roper (1990) The Northern Ireland Economy (Belfast: NIERC).
Hart, M. and R. T. Harrison (1992) ‘Northern Ireland’, in Townroe and Martin (1992).
Townroe, P. and R. Martin (eds) (1992) Regional Development in the 1990s (London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers/Regional Studies Association).
United Kingdom Central Statistical Office (1993) Regional Trends (London: HMSO).
For a fuller discussion of welfare economics, the reader is recommended to a standard intermediate microeconomics book such as D. Laidler and S. Estrin, Introduction to Microeconomics, 3rd edn (Philip Allan, 1989).
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Temple, M. (1994). Expenditure, Prices and Exchange. In: Regional Economics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23364-9_3
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