Competitive industry clusters and inward TNC investments: The case of Sweden

Regional Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-49

  Ivarsson, Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Industry clusters; Interfirm networks; Inward FDI; Local linkages; Technological co operation; TNC integration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INVESTMENT LOCATION; LOCATION DECISION;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032932680     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409950118904     Document Type: Article

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