The uncertain city: Competitive instability, skills, innovation and the strategy of agglomeration

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-351

  Strange, William ^a   Hejazi, Walid ^a   Tang, Jianmin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INDUSTRY CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 33846443682     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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