Developing a framework for network and cluster identification for use in economic development policy-making

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-358

  Pickernell, David ^a   Rowe, Patricia A ^b   Christie, Michael J ^c   Brooksbank, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clusters; Framework; Networks; Policy; Wales

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; STAKEHOLDER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547580480     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620701275411     Document Type: Article

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