Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America: Lessons from Costa Rica

Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America: Lessons from Costa Rica

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-156

  Ciravegna, Luciano ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b The INCAE Business School   (Costa Rica)

^c ESCP EUROPE   (France)

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EID: 84917246996     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203127285     Document Type: Book

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