Local Diversity, Human Creativity, and Technological Innovation

Growth and Change

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 369-394

  Desrochers, Pierre ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0005734792     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0017-4815.00164     Document Type: Article

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