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growth poles  

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  • Growth poles refer to a grouping of firms or an industry that generates expansion in an economy. Economic growth from a lead or propulsive firm or industry induces growth in other firms or sectors of an economy through agglomeration—or positive external—economies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Growth Poles]

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