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Research Article

We Have Never Been Latecomers: A Critical Review of High-Tech Industry and Social Studies of Technology in Taiwan

Pages 381-396 | Received 10 Apr 2014, Accepted 27 Apr 2015, Published online: 01 Oct 2020

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