Innovation, productivity growth, and the survival of the U.S. copper industry

Productivity in Natural Resource Industries: Improvement through Innovation

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 109-140

  Tilton, John E ^a   Landsberg, Hans H ^b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE   (United States)

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EID: 85069867778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315060774-8     Document Type: Chapter

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