Inward Investment, Diffusion of Knowledge and New Working Practices: Recent experiences in the Welsh automotive components and electronics clusters

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 144-160

  Pickernell, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992786321     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02690949908726484     Document Type: Article

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