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ARTICLES

Urban Hierarchy or Local Buzz? High-Order Producer Service and (or) Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Location in Canada, 1991–2001

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Pages 333-355 | Received 01 Mar 2007, Accepted 01 Oct 2007, Published online: 04 Jun 2008

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