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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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Where Does the Knowledge for Knowledge-intensive Industries Come From? The Case of Biotech in Prague and ICT in Ostrava

Jiří Blažek Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Praha, 2 128 43, Czech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pavla žížalová Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Charles University in Prague, Albertov 6, Praha, 2 128 43, Czech Republic
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Petr Rumpel Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Centre of Town and Regional Management, University of Ostrava, Ostrava 1, Czech Republic
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Karel Skokan Faculty of Economics, Department of European Integration, Technical University of Ostrava, 70800, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Pages 1277-1303 | Received 01 Dec 2009, Accepted 01 Dec 2010, Published online: 02 Aug 2011

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