Social capital, research and development, and innovation: An empirical analysis of spanish and italian regions

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-385

  Barrutia, Jose M ^a   Echebarria, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

innovation; Italian regions; R D; social capital; Spanish regions

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPENDITURE; INNOVATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ITALY; SPAIN;

EID: 73649089490     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776409350689     Document Type: Article

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