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1. An Anatomy of Sprawl

   Planning and Politics in Britain

   By Nicholas A. Phelps

   Series: RTPI Library Series

   Despite the combined efforts of British planners, politicians, the public and interest groups, the ‘Solent City’ stands as one of a number of instances of a peculiar instance of urban sprawl – muted, and slow to emerge – yet produced paradoxically by very strong interests in promoting conservation...

   Published February 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. Foreign Direct Investment and the Global Economy

   Corporate and Institutional Dynamics of Global-Localisation

   Edited by Jeremy Alden, Nicholas F. Phelps

   Series: Regions and Cities

   With the emergence of a truly global marketplace, regions now face far greater competition in attracting outside investment, and multinational companies have to consider local conditions on many levels before choosing to invest. Foreign Direct Investment and the Global Economy looks at the pattern...

   Published April 24th 1999 by Routledge
3. Multinationals and European Integration

   Trade, Investment and Regional Development

   By Nicholas A. Phelps

   Series: Regions and Cities

   This book examines the role of the multinational firms in processes of European integration. It is primarily concerned with the implications of market integration and industrial restructuring for peripheral European regions. Nicholas Phelps argues that, because of the complex relationship between...

   Published May 1st 1997 by Routledge