Agrifood cluster and transfer of technology in the Spanish vegetables exporting sector: The role of multinational enterprises;Zemědělsko-potravinářský cluster a transfer technologií v odvětví export zeleniny ve Španělsku: Úloha multinacionálních podniků

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 478-488

  Pérez Mesa, Juan C ^a   Galdeano Gómez, Emilio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Multinational enterprises; Transfer of technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649405828     PISSN: 0139570X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/111/2009-agricecon     Document Type: Article

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