Can small regions construct regional advantages? The case of four Norwegian regions

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-257

  Isaksen, Arne ^a   Karlsen, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Constructing regional advantage; modes of innovation; regional innovation system; related variety

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84876227346     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776412439200     Document Type: Article

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