Where is the value added in the cluster approach? Hermeneutic theorising, economic geography and clusters as a multiperspectival approach

Urban Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 1011-1023

  Benneworth, Paul ^a   Henry, Nick ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; HERMENEUTICS; LOCATION THEORY;

EID: 2942687418     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980410001675869     Document Type: Article

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