Regional technology policy and factors shaping local innovation networks in small German cities

European Planning Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 661-683

  Gebauer, Andrea ^a   Nam, Chang Woon ^a   Parsche, Rüdiger ^a  

^a IFO INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 22744445541     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310500139301     Document Type: Review

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