The Prometheus school of information economics

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 477-486

  Potts, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evolutionary economics; Growth of knowledge; Information economics

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 0348234618     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0810902032000144673     Document Type: Article

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