Clusters and Local Economic Growth: Unpacking the Cluster Model

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Volumn 86, Issue , 2006, Pages 99-117

  Taylor, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster Model; Economic Geography; Local Growth; Regional Innovation System; Social Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103724973     PISSN: 09245499     EISSN: 22150072     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5226-X_9     Document Type: Chapter

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