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    Jomphong Mongkhonvanit

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Mongkhonvanit, J. (2009). Universities, Government and Industry in Knowledge, Skill and Innovative Capacity Diffusion of Thailand’s Automotive Cluster. In: Strohschen, G.I. (eds) Handbook of Blended Shore Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09443-4_16

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