Assessing the potential for knowledge-based development in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

Society and Economy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 475-504

  Veugelers, Reinhilde ^a,b  

^a BRUEGEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

innovation; knowledge based growth; O10; O30; O50; path dependence; transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855641264     PISSN: 15889726     EISSN: 1588970X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/SocEc.33.2011.3.3     Document Type: Article

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