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Economic Geography and the Financial Crisis: Full Steam Ahead?

Christopher Muellerleile Orcid Logo, Kendra Strauss, Ben Spigel, Thomas P. Narins

The Professional Geographer, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 11 - 17

Swansea University Author: Christopher Muellerleile Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/00330124.2012.757819

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This article considers whether the growing theoretical and methodological diversity or pluralistic nature of economic geographycontributes to its lack of engagement outside the discipline and academy. Although we are enthusiastic about the vibrancy thispluralism brings, we also speculate that it con...

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ISSN: 0033-0124 1467-9272
Published: Informa UK Limited 2014
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