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Rethinking regional innovation policy

The making and breaking of regional history

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Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change

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Boschma, R. (2005). Rethinking regional innovation policy. In: Fuchs, G., Shapira, P. (eds) Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 30. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23002-5_12

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