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      THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY, MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND URBANISATION IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC COUNTRIES: A RESEARCH AGENDA

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            Critical Studies in Innovation
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            0810-9028
            1470-1030
            December 1985
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            : 2
            : 349-369
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            8629003 Prometheus, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1985: pp. 349–369
            10.1080/08109028508629003
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            Computer science,Arts,Social & Behavioral Sciences,Law,History,Economics
            urbanization,information industry,Asian Pacific region,multinational corporations

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