Clustering and upgrading in global value chains: The Taiwanese personal computer industry

Local Enterprises in the Global Economy: Issues of Governance and Upgrading

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 233-264

  Kishimoto, Chikashi ^a  

^a Foundation for Advancement of International Science   (Japan)

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EID: 84896232348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781843769743.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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