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Small Firms, Borrowed Size and the Urban‐Rural Shift [PDF]

open access: yesRegional Studies, 2001
In this paper we suggest that some elements of the observed urban-rural shift in firm formation and growth may centre on the phenomenon of 'borrowed size'. In doing so, we make a link between literature on the geography of small firm formation and growth, the theory of agglomeration and the relations among settlements within urban systems.
N. A. Phelps   +2 more
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Borrowed Size, Agglomeration Shadows and Cultural Amenities in North-West Europe [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Planning Studies, 2014
It has been argued that the concept of “borrowed size” is essential to understanding urban patterns and dynamics in North-West Europe. This paper conceptualizes this idea and provides an empirical exploration of it. A place borrows size when it hosts more urban functions than its own size could normally support. A borrowed size for one place means that
Burger, Martijn   +3 more
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Is there a borrowed size in China’s urban agglomerations?

Progress in Geography, 2022
Tongbin YANG, Yingming ZHU, Jiazhen DU
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Van agglomeratiekracht naar netwerkkracht: Borrowed size in de Metropoolregio [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Volgens het Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving scoren Nederlandse stedelijke regio’s minder goed dan concurrerende regio’s elders in de wereld als het gaat om ‘agglomeratiekracht’ – de voordelen van nabijheid. Het zal moeilijk zijn om meer agglomeratiekracht te organiseren. In dit essay betoog ik dat de oplossing ligt in het organiseren van netwerkkracht:
Meijers, E.J., Meijers, E.J. (author)
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Does broadband internet allow cities to ‘borrow size’? Evidence from the Swedish labour market [PDF]

open access: yesRegional Studies, 2020
Borrowed size refers to the idea that small cities near larger metropolitan centres can reap the advantages of large agglomerations, but without the costs of agglomeration.
Evert Meijers   +2 more
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