Prospects for the Defence Diversification Agency: Technology transfer and the UK defence research establishments

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-135

  Spinardi, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFENSE INDUSTRY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034046949     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154300781782066     Document Type: Article

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