Visualising the Operating Behaviour of SMEs in Sector and Cluster: Evidence from the West Midlands

Local Economy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-54

  Tully, Janet ^a   Berkeley, Nigel ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Economics Finance and Accounting   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automotive clothing sectors; Cluster policy; Regional development agency

Indexed keywords

EID: 1142309441     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269094032000168433     Document Type: Review

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