Virtual Incubation in Industrial Clusters: A Case Study in Pakistan
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- Babur Wasim Arif & Tetsushi Sonobe, 2012. "Virtual Incubation in Industrial Clusters: A Case Study in Pakistan," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 377-392, March.
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South Asia; Pakistan; industrial cluster; social capital; subcontracting;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CSE-2011-08-22 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-ENT-2011-08-22 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-HME-2011-08-22 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
- NEP-SOC-2011-08-22 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
- NEP-URE-2011-08-22 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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