Governance and the implementation of technology policy in less developed countries

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 441-476

  Ahrens, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Governance; Institution building; Public private partnership; Technology policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013089240     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590200000008     Document Type: Article

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