The rise and fall of an enterprise cluster in africa: The jewellery industry in south africa

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 156-162

  Da Silva, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; MANUFACTURING; URBAN ECONOMY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033386636     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1999.9713676     Document Type: Article

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