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The Quest for a New Development Policy

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Over the last two decades, a process of integration of the productive systems and markets is steadily acquiring global dimensions; and States relinquish leadership to innovative firms (generally multinational) as new information, transport and communication technology facilitate and reinforce interaction between organizations.

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Vázquez-Barquero, A. (2009). The Quest for a New Development Policy. In: Galindo, MA., Guzman, J., Ribeiro, D. (eds) Entrepreneurship and Business. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70902-2_9

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