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Metcalfe, J.S. (2005). Systems Failure and the Case for Innovation Policy. In: Llerena, P., Matt, M. (eds) Innovation Policy in a Knowledge-Based Economy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-26452-3_3
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