Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden

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Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden. / Asheim, Bjørn T. ; Hansen, Høgni Kalsø.

I: Economic Geography, Bind 85/4, 2009, s. 425.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Asheim, BT & Hansen, HK 2009, 'Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden', Economic Geography, bind 85/4, s. 425.

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Asheim, B. T., & Hansen, H. K. (2009). Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden. Economic Geography, 85/4, 425.

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Asheim BT, Hansen HK. Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden. Economic Geography. 2009;85/4:425.

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Asheim, Bjørn T. ; Hansen, Høgni Kalsø. / Knowledge Bases, Talents and Contexts: On the Usefulness of the Creative Class Approach in Sweden. I: Economic Geography. 2009 ; Bind 85/4. s. 425.

Bibtex

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