Regional Innovation Systems, Varieties of Capitalism and Non-Local Relations: Challenges from the Globalising Economy

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Volumn 80, Issue , 2005, Pages 169-202

  Asheim, Bjørn T ^a,b   Herstad, Sverre J ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Corporate Governance; Industrial District; Innovation System; Local Firm; Regional Innovation System

Indexed keywords

EID: 85103728511     PISSN: 09245499     EISSN: 22150072     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3679-5_8     Document Type: Chapter

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