Constructing capitalism? Small and medium enterprises, industrial districts and regional policy in Slovakia

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-70

  Smith, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0002407432     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096977649700400104     Document Type: Article

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