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The geography of technological change in the information economy

Mark Hepworth Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
Pages 407-424 | Received 01 Apr 1985, Published online: 04 Feb 2007

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