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The spatial structure of economic and cultural differences: A factorial ecology of Canada

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The support of this research by the Canadian Council on Urban and Regional Research and the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and Resources is gratefully acknowledged. The paper has benefited from comments by Brian J. L. Berry, Edgar Conkling, and Eugene Smolenski.

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Ray, D.M. The spatial structure of economic and cultural differences: A factorial ecology of Canada. Papers of the Regional Science Association 23, 7–23 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01941869

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