SME clustering and factor productivity: A milieu production function model

European Planning Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 719-735

  Capello, Roberta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 0032713375     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654319908720550     Document Type: Article

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