Networks and rural-urban linkages for rural innovation

This working paper examines the role of networks and rural-urban linkages to absorb and enhance innovation in rural regions, placing a special focus on the distinctive characteristics of rural areas that drive the different ways they adopt and diffuse innovation. After a review of the literature on...

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Main Author: Marshalian, Michelle
Other Authors: Chan, Philip, Bournisien de Valmont, Marc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2023
Series:OECD Regional Development Papers
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