Universities, technology and innovation centres and regional development: The case of the North-East of England

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 609-627

  Goddard, John ^a   Robertson, Douglas ^a   Vallance, Paul ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial universities; Evolutionary economic geography; Regional innovation systems; Technology and innovation centres; Triple helix

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ENTREPRENEUR; GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION; INNOVATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861174580     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bes005     Document Type: Article

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