Innovation systems and technological specialization in Latin America and the Caribbean

Research Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 857-881

  Alcorta, Ludovico ^a   Peres, Wilson ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America and the Caribbean Chile   (Chile)

Author keywords

Caribbean countries; Latin America; National systems of innovation; Technological specialisation; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000243099     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(97)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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