The emergence of a post-industrial music economy? Music and ICT synergies in Stockholm, Sweden

Geoforum

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-439

  Power, Dominic ^a   Jansson, Johan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cluster; Competitiveness; Innovation; IT and ICT; Music industry; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INTERNET; MUSIC;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 3042671654     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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