Human capital and regional development

Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 133-151

  Faggian, Alessandra ^a   McCann, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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