The evolution of knowledge clusters: Progress and policy

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-289

  Huggins, Robert ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; High technology; Knowledge economy; Policy; Regional evolution

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; POLICY MAKING;

CALIFORNIA; CAMBRIDGE; CAMBRIDGESHIRE; CANADA; ENGLAND; ETELA SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HELSINKI; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN EUROPE; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA; SCANDINAVIA; SILICON VALLEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54049127772     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242408323196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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