Understanding regions and the institutionalization of universities

Universities and Regional Development: A Critical Assessment of Tensions and Contradictions

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 11-32

  Pinheiro, Rómulo ^a,b   Benneworth, Paul ^c,d   Jones, Glen A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b AgderResearch the Center for Advanced Studies Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS)   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84911122240     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203112298     Document Type: Chapter

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