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Continuities, ruptures, and re-bundling of regional development paths: Leipzig’s metamorphosis

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Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change

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Bathelt, H., Boggs, J. (2005). Continuities, ruptures, and re-bundling of regional development paths: Leipzig’s metamorphosis. In: Fuchs, G., Shapira, P. (eds) Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change. Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, vol 30. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23002-5_8

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