Innovation, networks and plant location: Some evidence for Ireland

Regional Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-228

  Roper, Stephen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Innovation; Ireland; Location; Networks

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

IRELAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035018821     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713693801     Document Type: Article

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