Economic governance and the evolution of industrial districts under globalization: The case of two mature European industrial districts

European Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1837-1859

  Sacchetti, Silvia ^a   Tomlinson, Philip R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 70350764740     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310903322355     Document Type: Article

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