The R&D performance of the South African manufacturing sector, 1970-1993

Economic Change and Restructuring

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 125-151

  Fedderke, Johannes ^a   Schirmer, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Manufacturing; R D; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35448988108     PISSN: 15739414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10644-007-9023-3     Document Type: Article

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