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A Social-Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Clusters

In: The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography

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This wide-ranging Handbook is the first major compilation of the theoretical and empirical research that is forging the new and exciting paradigm of evolutionary economic geography.

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  • Udo Staber, 2010. "A Social-Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Clusters," Chapters, in: Ron Boschma & Ron Martin (ed.), The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography, chapter 10, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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