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Skills development for industrial clusters : a preliminary review: background paper to the Internal Workshop, 22-23 November, 2005, ILO, Geneva

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  • Marchese, Marco.
  • Sakamoto, Akiko.

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Examines the role of skills in cluster development and how skills development can facilitate cluster development, in particular in developing countries.

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  • Marchese, Marco. & Sakamoto, Akiko., 2008. "Skills development for industrial clusters : a preliminary review: background paper to the Internal Workshop, 22-23 November, 2005, ILO, Geneva," ILO Working Papers 994132353402676, International Labour Organization.
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