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Original Articles

Changing Value Chain of the Swiss Knowledge Economy: Spatial Impact of Intra-firm and Inter-firm Networks within the Emerging Mega-City Region of Northern Switzerland

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Pages 1113-1131 | Received 01 Nov 2006, Published online: 05 Dec 2008

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