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In recent years, two overlapping topics have received particular attention by governments and researchers throughout the world, particularly in Europe. The emergence of local economies based on high-technology clusters and the role of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the generation of employment.
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Fingleton, B., Igliori, D.C., Moore, B. (2003). Employment Growth of Small Computing Services Firms and the Role of Horizontal Clusters: Evidence from Great Britain 1991–2000. In: Fingleton, B. (eds) European Regional Growth. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07136-6_10
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