A new challenge for regional policy-making in Europe? Chances and risks of the merger between cohesion and innovation policy

European Planning Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-25

  Koschatzky, Knut ^a   Stahlecker, Thomas ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; MERGER; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY STRATEGY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

BAVARIA; GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 74749084017     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310903343492     Document Type: Article

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