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Public versus Private Technological Incubator Programmes: Privatizing the Technological Incubators in Israel

Amnon Frenkel Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel Shefer Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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Michal Miller Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Pages 189-210 | Received 01 Feb 2006, Accepted 01 Aug 2006, Published online: 25 Jan 2008

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