The interface of policy research and the policy development process: Challenges posed to the forestry community

Forest Policy and Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-205

  Spilsbury, Michael J ^a   Nasi, Robert ^b  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Constraints to adoption; Diffusion of innovations; Policy influence; Research uptake

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINTS TO ADOPTION; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; POLICY INFLUENCE; RESEARCH UPTAKE;

PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33644659011     PISSN: 13899341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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