Knowledge and information networks in an Italian wine cluster

European Planning Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 983-1006

  Morrison, Andrea ^a,b,c   Rabellotti, Roberta ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449433123     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310902949265     Document Type: Article

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