The territorial dynamics of innovation in China and India

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1055-1085

  Crescenzi, Riccardo ^a   Rodríguez Pose, Andrés ^a   Storper, Michael ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Geography; India; Innovation; R D; Regions; Socioeconomic conditions

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CHINA; INDIA;

EID: 84866355943     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbs020     Document Type: Article

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