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Original Articles

Finnish Mosaic of Regional Innovation System—Assessment of Thematic Regional Innovation Platforms Based on Related Variety

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Pages 1583-1602 | Received 17 Sep 2010, Accepted 07 Jul 2011, Published online: 16 Aug 2012

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