Regional benchmarking in a global context: Knowledge, competitiveness, and economic development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 275-293

  Huggins, Robert ^a   Izushi, Hiro ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Competitiveness; Economic development; Global economy; Knowledge; Regions

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; KNOWLEDGE; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL POLICY;

ASIA; CALIFORNIA; SILICON VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75649135005     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242409347896     Document Type: Article

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