Abstract
The scope of manufacturing research and development (R&D) is analyzed within the context of the spatial, organizational, and size-theoretical attributes of R&D and of the core-periphery model. In spite of its peripheral location, Limburg exhibits vivid R&D activity associated with the trickled-down manufacturing from neighboring West European industrial cores. R&D in Limburg is mostly centered in multinational/locational branch plants, but also in a few modernizing, old sector establishments engaged in high and medium-level "off the shelf' technology processes. R&D was significant in terms of spending, number of newly developed prototypes, and number of patents registered. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-158 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Professional Geographer |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
