Israel’s Silicon Wadi: The forces behind cluster formation

Building High-Tech Clusters: Silicon Valley and Beyond

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 40-77

  de Fontenay, Catherine ^a   Carmel, Erran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011406181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511802911.005     Document Type: Chapter

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