Putting clusters in their place

Clusters and Regional Development: Critical Reflections and Explorations

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 272-292

  Henry, Nick ^a   Pollard, Jane ^a   Benneworth, Paul ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203640890     Document Type: Chapter

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