Transnational communities and regional cluster dynamics. The case of the palanpuris in the antwerp diamond district

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Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 127-147

  Henn, Sebastian ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clusters; Diamond trade; Migration; Transnational communities

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IMMIGRATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; REGIONAL PLANNING;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM; INDIA;

EID: 78649554195     PISSN: 00139998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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