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Allen Scott  

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  • One of economic and urban geography's most influential contemporary figures, Allen J. Scott introduced some of the fundamental concepts of contemporary urban political economy, including industrial organization and change and, more recently, the cultural economies of cities. British in origin, he attended Oxford University, completing his BA in 1961 and MA in 1965. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Scott, Allen (1938–)]

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