Myths or reality - A scrutiny of dominant beliefs in the Swedish science policy debate

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 321-340

  Granberg, Anders ^a   Jacobsson, Staffan ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33747075106     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154306781778894     Document Type: Article

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