Politics and the political setting as an influence on evaluation activities: National research and technology policy programs in the United States and Canada

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 57-75

  Melkers, Julia ^a   Roessner, David ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL POLICY; NATIONAL STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0030768950     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7189(96)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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