Richard Florida states that the from the world’s leading nations for innovation and technology, the U.S. is still largely competing with Europe (EU), not China. The rest of the world is trying to catch up with the two cited big Science & Technology busters.
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thanks to Sir Frank and also Sir Marko.. sir i donot have access to (Patel, P. & K. Pavitt. 1994.) article. i request you to sir can u send me the PDf file of this article.thank u