The sources of industrial leadership: A perspective on industrial policy

Economist

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-18

  Nelson, Richard R ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative advantage; Industrial policy; Sources of industrial leadership; Technological advance

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 0033025917     PISSN: 0013063X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003509207748     Document Type: Article

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