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Urban competitiveness and industrial clusters in Mexico

In: Urban Competitiveness and Innovation

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  • Jaime Sobrino

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Against the backdrop of today’s climate of economic globalization and the rapid development of information, this timely book explores the complex concept of competitiveness between cities. The expert contributors illustrate that innovation is a prerequisite for increasing urban competitiveness, and highlight the various ways that urban innovation-based competitiveness can be approached.

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  • Jaime Sobrino, 2014. "Urban competitiveness and industrial clusters in Mexico," Chapters, in: Pengfei Ni & Zheng Qiongjie (ed.), Urban Competitiveness and Innovation, chapter 15, pages 252-274, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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