Innovation and clustering in the globalised international economy

Urban Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 1095-1112

  Simmie, James ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GLOBAL ECONOMY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INNOVATION;

EID: 2942696121     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980410001675823     Document Type: Article

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