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The New Argonauts

Regional Advantage in a Global Economy

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$30.50 • £24.95 • €27.50

ISBN 9780674025660

Publication Date: 10/31/2007

* Academic Trade

432 pages

5-1/4 x 8 inches

1 halftone, 5 line illustrations, 1 table

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  • Introduction
  • 1. Surprising Success
  • 2. Learning the Silicon Valley System
  • 3. Creating Cross-Regional Communities
  • 4. Taiwan as Silicon Sibling
  • 5. Taiwan as Partner and Parent
  • 6. Manufacturing in Mainland China
  • 7. IT Enclaves in India
  • 8. The Argonaut Advantage
  • Appendix A: Immigrant Professional and Networking Associations, Silicon Valley
  • Appendix B: Survey Results: Immigrant Professionals in Silicon Valley
  • Notes
  • References
  • Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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