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Besley, Timothy.
    Pillars of prosperity : the political economics of development clusters / Timothy Besley and
Torsten Persson.

p. cm. —(The Yrjö Jahnsson lectures)
   Includes bibliographical references and index.
   ISBN 978-0-691-15268-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)
   1. Economic policy. 2. Economic development. 3. Business incubators. I. Persson,
Torsten. II. Title.
HD87.B464    2011
338.8'7—dc22

2011016080

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