Clustering as Anti-politics Machine? Situating the Politics of Regional Economic Development and Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 463-478

  Lepawsky, Josh ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clustering; Cultural politics; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; MULTIMEDIA; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70349845683     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802331338     Document Type: Article

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