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In this paper we suggest that some elements of the observed urban-rural shift in firm formation and growth may centre on the phenomenon of 'borrowed size'. In doing so, we make a link between literature on the geography of small firm formation and growth, the theory of agglomeration and the...

Phelps N. A. Cluster or capture? Manufacturing foreign direct investment, external economies and agglomeration, Regional Studies. This paper reviews the nature and significance of external economies associated with multinational enterprise (MNE) participation in the manufacturing industries of...

STONE I. and PECK F. (1996) The foreign-owned manufacturing sector in UK peripheral regions, 1978-1993: restructuring and comparative performance, Reg. Studies 30, 55-68. This paper presents an analysis of foreign direct investment (FDI) trends since the late 1970s in the four main peripheral...

Birch K., MacKinnon D. and Cumbers A. Old industrial regions in Europe: a comparative assessment of economic performance, Regional Studies. Recent academic and policy discourses on regional development in Europe promote the expansion of 'knowledge-based' economies and learning regions. The...