Regional innovation systems: Implications for nonmetropolitan areas and workers in the South

Growth and Change

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 278-306

  Barkley, David L ^a   Henry, Ark S ^a   Nair, Santosh ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745044721     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2006.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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