Knowledge-based development and industry clustering: Spatial embeddedness of Sydney and Melbourne's software industry

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 118-135

  Searle, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Computer software industry; Embeddedness; Industry clusters; Localisation economies; Melbourne; Sydney; Urbanisation economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870285118     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2010.032589     Document Type: Article

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