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    Sergio Conti (Professor in Regional Economics)

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    Robert C. Kloosterman

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Conti, S. (2005). A Systematic Perspective on Local Development. In: Boschma, R.A., Kloosterman, R.C. (eds) Learning from Clusters. The GeoJournal Library, vol 80. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3679-5_2

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