Varieties of capitalism and local outcomes: A Swedish case study

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 309-329

  Rafiqui, Pernilla S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clusters; Economic geography; Furniture industry; Institutional theory; Varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; POLITICAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77953851692     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776409350792     Document Type: Article

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