Relating entrepreneurship to economic growth

Advances in Spatial Science

Volumn , Issue 9783540344872, 2006, Pages 83-111

  Friis, Christian ^a   Karlsson, Charlie ^b   Paulsson, Thomas ^c  

^a LänsTeknikCentrum LTC   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

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EID: 84975469901     PISSN: 14309602     EISSN: 21979375     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-34488-8_5     Document Type: Article

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