Science, enterprise and profit: Ideology in the knowledge-driven economy

Economy and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 524-552

  Armstrong, Peter ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterprise; Entrepreneurship; Ideology; New economy; Science policy; Universities

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENTREPRENEUR; IDEOLOGY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035198586     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140120089081     Document Type: Article

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