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Research Policy and Review 35. The Booming Towns Studies: Methodological Issues

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  • A E Green

    (Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, England)

  • A G Champion

    (Department of Geography, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England)

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In this paper the value of the Booming Towns approach to ranking local areas on the basis of their economic performance is assessed. More specifically, detailed methodological issues, such as the choice of appropriate areal units, the selection of indicator variables, and the manner of combining and ranking indicators to derive synthetic indices are discussed, with reference to possible alternative approaches.

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  • A E Green & A G Champion, 1991. "Research Policy and Review 35. The Booming Towns Studies: Methodological Issues," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 23(10), pages 1393-1408, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:23:y:1991:i:10:p:1393-1408
    DOI: 10.1068/a231393
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    1. Peter Gill & Peter Hall, 1997. "Playing Numbers Or Politics? Approaches to the Prioritisation of Development Needs in South Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 41(1), pages 251-278, July.

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