Agglomeration advantages and capability building in industrial clusters: The missing link

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 129-154

  Caniëls, Marjolein C J ^a   Romijn, Henry A ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURING;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0037309479     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380412331322851     Document Type: Article

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