Cluster-based economic strategy, facilitation policy and the market process

Review of Austrian Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 233-245

  Desrochers, Pierre ^a   Sautet, Frédéric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b New Zealand Treasury   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cluster; Industrial districts; Industrial policy; Michael Porter; Regional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043111918     PISSN: 08893047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:raec.0000026833.26220.2d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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