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This paper focuses attention on the role of infrastructure (or social overhead capital) in a regional development strategy. A multidimensional typological analysis of regional development is presented by using some statistical techniques (cluster and scaling methods, e.g.) and a so-called quasi-production function. The empirical significance of the analysis is clarified by means of a case study for the Netherlands.
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Nijkamp, P. Infrastructure and regional development: A multidimensional policy analysis. Empirical Economics 11, 1–21 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01978142
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