Innovation, regional development and relations between high- and low-tech industries

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 321-339

  Hansen, Teis ^a   Winther, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EU industrial policy; firm linkages; innovation; low tech industries; regional inequality

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79961068095     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776411403990     Document Type: Article

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