A critique of modernization and dependency schools in urban industrial sector : a case study in Ankara, Turkey.

1982
Ersoy, Melih

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Citation Formats
M. Ersoy, “A critique of modernization and dependency schools in urban industrial sector : a case study in Ankara, Turkey.,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 1982.