Collective efficiency and increasing return

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 465-483

  Schmitz, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; External economies; Industrialisation; Joint action

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIALIZATION;

EID: 0033385181     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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