Regions as Selection Environments? The Emergence of the Solar Industry in Germany from 1992 to 2008

European Planning Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1820-1837

  Brachert, Matthias ^a   Hornych, Christoph ^a   Franz, Peter ^a  

^a HALLE INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; NETWORKING; SOLAR POWER;

GERMANY;

EID: 84888011762     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.753688     Document Type: Article

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