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European Planning Studies Volume 19, 2011 - Issue 7: Constructing Regional Advantage: Towards State-of-the-Art Regional Innovation System Policies in Europe?
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Knowledge Sourcing and Innovation in “Thick” and “Thin” Regional Innovation Systems—Comparing ICT Firms in Two Austrian Regions

Franz TödtlingCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lukas Lengauer University of Salzburg, Department of Human Geography, Austria
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Christoph Höglinger Vienna University of Economics and Business, Institute for Regional Development and the Environment, Austria
Pages 1245-1276 | Received 01 Dec 2009, Accepted 01 Sep 2010, Published online: 02 Aug 2011

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