Socio-political factors and the failure of innovation policy in Croatia as a country in transition

Research Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 144-159

  Švarc, Jadranka ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES IVO PILAR   (Croatia)

Author keywords

CEEC; Innovation policy; Knowledge economy; Socio political factors; Transition process

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; PUBLIC POLICY;

INNOVATION POLICY; KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY; SOCIO-POLITICAL FACTORS; TRANSITION PROCESS;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 31844431955     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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