Obstacles to innovation and multinational firms in the italian regions: Firm-level evidence from the third community innovation survey

Multinationals, Clusters and Innovation: Does Public Policy Matter?

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 63-83

  Iammarino, Simona ^a   Sanna Randaccio, Francesca ^b   Savona, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 85009237878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230624948     Document Type: Chapter

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