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

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Asheim, B.T., Herstad, S.J. (2005). Regional Innovation Systems, Varieties of Capitalism and Non-Local Relations: Challenges from the Globalising Economy. In: Boschma, R.A., Kloosterman, R.C. (eds) Learning from Clusters. The GeoJournal Library, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3679-5_8

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