Regional competitiveness and smart specialization in Europe: Place-based development in international economic networks

Regional Competitiveness and Smart Specialization in Europe: Place-based Development in International Economic Networks

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-255

  Thissen, Mark ^a   Van Oort, Frank ^b   Diodato, Dario ^a,b   Ruijs, Arjan ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84937499108     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782545163     Document Type: Book

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