The role of small firms in the technology development of China

World Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1117-1139

  Sjöholm, Fredrik ^a   Lundin, Nannan ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 77956465330     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2010.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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