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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Entrepreneurial knowledge, technology and the transformation of regions/edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson and Roger Stough.

pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Entrepreneurship. 2. Technological innovations–Economic aspects. 3. Industrial policy. 4. Regional planning.
I. Karlsson, Charlie, 1945–

HB615.E59744 2013
338′.04–dc23 2012047934

ISBN: 978-0-415-65845-4 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-0-203-48663-4 (ebk)

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