Developing capabilities: An analysis of biotechnology in two regions in Australia and Sweden

European Planning Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 727-751

  Brink, Johan ^a   Dahlander, Linus ^b   Mckelvey, Maureen ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOTEBORG; NORTHERN EUROPE; QUEENSLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

EID: 34548581165     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310701214176     Document Type: Article

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