Geografie 2016, 121, 254-278

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2016121020254

The takeover of Prague’s banking cluster by multinational groups from an evolutionary perspective

Jiří Blažek, Ilona Bečicová

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Prague, Czechia

Received March 2015
Accepted December 2015

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