Measuring Knowledge Bases in Swedish Regions

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1569-1582

  Martin, Roman ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC PLANNING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84866341751     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.708022     Document Type: Article

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