The political economy of Hong Kong's quest for high technology innovation

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-120

  Baark, Erik ^a   So, Alvin Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cyberport; Hong Kong; Information technology; Innovation policy; Service sector development; State capacity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644825274     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330680000061     Document Type: Article

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