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Start-ups and Local Entrepreneurial Social Capital in the Municipalities of Sweden

Hans WestlundKTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Drottning Kristinas Väg 30, SE-100 44Stockholm, Sweden;Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, PO Box 1026, SE-551 11Jönköping, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan P. LarssonJönköping International Business School, JIBS, PO Box 1026, SE-551 11Jönköping, Sweden
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Amy Rader OlssonKTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Drottning Kristinas Väg 30, SE-100 44Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 974-994 | Received 01 Jun 2012, Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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