Geographical concentration, entrepreneurship and regional growth: Evidence from regional data in Sweden, 1975-99

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 929-947

  Braunerhjelm, Pontus ^a,b   Borgman, Benny ^a  

^a SNS   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Enrepreneurship; Geographic concentration; Regional growth; Skills

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN; WORLD;

EID: 8744292740     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0034340042000280947     Document Type: Article

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