Constructing regional advantage in non-metropolitan regions: A comparison between La Pocatière (Canada) and Tromsø (Norway)

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 144-154

  Doloreux, David ^a   Isaksen, Arne ^b   Karlsen, James ^b   Dionne, Steve ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

constructing regional advantage; La Pocati re; non metropolitan regions; regional innovation systems; Troms

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVENESS; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INNOVATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; REGIONAL POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; LA POCATIERE; NORWAY; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TROMS; TROMSO;

EID: 84861742026     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291951.2012.681687     Document Type: Article

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