The Arab world: The role of regional production systems in catch-up and convergence

Development on the Ground: Clusters, Networks and Regions in Emerging Economies

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 47-74

  Ahmed, Abdelkader Sid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203961667     Document Type: Chapter

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