Economic geography and the new discourse of regional competitiveness

Economic Geography: Past, Present and Future

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 159-172

  Martin, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905784868     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203020258     Document Type: Chapter

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