Regulatory change and skill transfer: The case of national laboratories in the UK, France and Belgium

Regional Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-54

  Smith, Helen Lawton ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National laboratories; Regional development; Scientific labour markets

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOUR MARKET; LABOUR SKILLS; NATIONAL LABORATORY; REGULATORY CHANGE; SCIENTIFIC SECTOR; SKILLS TRANSFER;

BELGIUM; FRANCE; UK;

EID: 0030804627     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134773     Document Type: Article

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