Sectoral innovation system and a technological Catch-Up: The case of the capital goods industry in Korea

Global Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-155

  Yoon Zi, Kim ^a   Lee, Keun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catch up; Machine tools industry; Sectoral systems of innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749141597     PISSN: 1226508X     EISSN: 17443873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265080802021151     Document Type: Article

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