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The national and regional innovation systems in Finland: from the path dependency to the path creation approach

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This paper draws upon research on national and regional innovation systems in Finland as development strategies funded by the Korea Research Foundation (B00203).

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  2. College of Politics and Administration, Yeungnam University, South Korea

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Park, SC., Lee, SK. The national and regional innovation systems in Finland: from the path dependency to the path creation approach. AI & Soc 19, 180–195 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-004-0305-2

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