Balancing Competitiveness and Cohesion in Regional Innovation Policy: The Case of Finland

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1925-1943

  Kautonen, Mika ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; INNOVATION; POLICY APPROACH; REGIONAL POLICY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

FINLAND;

EID: 84869200803     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.737991     Document Type: Article

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