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Hewitt-Dundas N., Andreosso-O'Callaghan B., Crone M., Murray J. and Roper S. (2005) Selling global, buying local? What determines the sourcing patterns of multinational plants in Ireland?, Regional Studies 39 , 225-239. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) have played an important, if not crucial,...

C OOKE P., R OPER S. and W YLIE P. (2003) "The golden thread of innovation' and Northern Ireland's evolving regional innovation system, Reg. Studies 37 , 365-379. The title embodies the belief, expressed in 2000 by Northern Ireland's Economic Development Minister, Sir Reg Empey, that innovation...

ROPER S. (1998) Plant size and industry-mix effects on UK regional productivity, wage costs and operating surplus, Reg. Studies 32 , 325-332. The ability of a region to create wealth depends both on the competitiveness of its individual firms and its industrial structure. This paper examines the...