Small things and big changes in the developing world

Science

Volumn 309, Issue 5731, 2005, Pages 65-66

  Hassan, Mohamed H A ^a  

^a Academy of Sciences for the Developing World   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD;

BUDGET; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INVESTMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

BUDGETS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

EID: 21744438590     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1111138     Document Type: Review

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