Science parks in China: a cautionary exploration

International Journal of Technology Intelligence and Planning

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Macdonald, Stuart ^a   Deng, Yunfeng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Hi Tech Industrial Park   (China)

Author keywords

China; high technology; myth; science park; Silicon Valley

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744722461     PISSN: 17402832     EISSN: 17402840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTIP.2004.004923     Document Type: Article

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