The growth of ICT and industry performance - manufacturing in the US and UK compared

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-73

  O'mahony, Mary ^a   Robinson, Catherine ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34848867069     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0027950103184001006     Document Type: Article

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