The development of geographical specialization of venture capital

European Planning Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 817-833

  Christensen, Jesper Lindgaard ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INVESTMENT; JOINT VENTURE; SPECIALIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34548534871     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310701232137     Document Type: Article

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