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Knowledge codification and the geography of innovation: the case of Brescia mechanical cluster

The paper re-examines the twin concepts of knowledge “tacitness” and “codification”, which both the literature on (broadly defined) industrial districts, and some recent econometric literature on “localized knowledge spillovers” have possibly mis-handled. Even within specialized local small and medi...

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Published in:	Research policy 2001-12, Vol.30 (9), p.1479-1500
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Subjects:	Codification Epistemic community Epistemology Geography Industrial districts Knowledge Knowledge tacitness Machinery Machinery industry Small & medium sized enterprises-SME Studies
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