Innovation systems in the European periphery: The policy approaches of Ireland and Greece

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 757-769

  Collins, Patrick ^a   Pontikakis, Dimitrios ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; BRUSSELS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IRELAND; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947185796     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154306781778515     Document Type: Article

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