Competitiveness policy in the 1990s

Economic Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 444, 1997, Pages 1486-1503

  Oughton, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

UK;

EID: 0031404250     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.1997.tb00060.x     Document Type: Article

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