Comparing the evolution of national research policies: What patterns of change?

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 372-388

  Lepori, Benedetto ^a   van den Besselaar, Peter ^b   Dinges, Michael ^c   Potì, Bianca ^d   Reale, Emanuela ^d   Slipersæter, Stig ^e   Thèves, Jean ^f   van der Meulen, Barend J R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUGANO   (Switzerland)

^b Rathenau Institute KNAW   (Netherlands)

^c JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e NORDIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN INNOVATION   (Norway)

^f Observatoire des Sciences et des Techniques OST   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLICY ANALYSIS; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRIA; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35649008910     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/030234207X234578     Document Type: Article

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