Bridging ruptures: The re-emergence of the Antwerp diamond district after World War II and the role of strategic action

Emerging Clusters: Theoretical, Empirical and Political Perspectives on the Initial Stage of Cluster Evolution

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 74-96

  Henn, Sebastian ^a   Laureys, Eric ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Scientific and Technical Information Service (STIS)   (Belgium)

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EID: 78649579453     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849805223.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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