High IQ and low technology: Hong Kong's key to success

Long Range Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 684-690

  Davies, Howard ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

CAPITAL ACCUMULATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MANUFACTURING SECTOR; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; SERVICE SECTOR; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; TECHNOLOGY ROLE; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

HONG KONG;

EID: 0030442051     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-6301(96)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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