'Theories and policies of innovation: A critical review'

Geography Compass

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 838-850

  Marques, Pedro ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; REGIONAL ECONOMY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 80155194868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-8198.2011.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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