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Patents and Innovation Counts as Measures of Regional Production of New Knowledge

In: Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy

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  • Zoltan J. Acs
  • Luc Anselin
  • Attila Varga

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This book synthesizes Zoltan Acs’ key contributions to the field of entrepreneurship. This invaluable selection of papers represents three decades of research that has resulted in an integrated and important contribution to understanding the evolution from managerial capitalism to an entrepreneurial society.

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  • Zoltan J. Acs & Luc Anselin & Attila Varga, 2008. "Patents and Innovation Counts as Measures of Regional Production of New Knowledge," Chapters, in: Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy, chapter 11, pages 135-151, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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