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Original Articles

Education and Skills Policy for the Knowledge Economy: Insights from Territorial Innovation Models and Territorial Knowledge Dynamics

Pages 1803-1821 | Received 01 Aug 2011, Accepted 01 Nov 2011, Published online: 26 Sep 2012

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