Regional clusters building on local and non-local relationships: A european comparison

Proximity, Distance and Diversity: Issues on Economic Interaction and Local Development

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 129-152

  Isaksen, Arne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

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EID: 85082895647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315245768-7     Document Type: Chapter

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