Do clusters or innovation systems drive competitiveness?

Clusters and Regional Development: Critical Reflections and Explorations

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 164-187

  Simmie, James ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203640890     Document Type: Chapter

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