Léo, Pierre-Yves; Philippe, Jean; Monnoyer, Marie-Christine - In: The Service Industries Journal 30 (2009) 4, pp. 513-529
Medium-sized cities are often considered as a valuable substitute to a large metropolis as they may promote better sustainable growth. However, these second rank conurbations do not benefit from economies of scale as do larger cities. They share some characteristics with a big metropolis,...