The city in the information and communication technology age: a comparative study on path dependency

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-99

  Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Jonkhoff, Wouter ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amsterdam; Berlin; Cities; employment policy; path dependence; urban dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344489377     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2001.001746     Document Type: Article

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