Industrial policy in the new member countries of the European Union: A survey of patterns and initiatives Since 1990

Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 255-271

  Török, Ádám ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; East Central Europe; Industrial policy; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548490735     PISSN: 15661679     EISSN: 15737012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10842-007-0020-z     Document Type: Article

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