Regional Technology Initiatives: Some insights from the English regions

European Planning Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-318

  Vickers, Ian ^a   North, David ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033912991     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713666413     Document Type: Article

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