Policies for science, technology and innovation: Translating rationales into regional policies in a multi-level setting

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 823-835

  Laranja, Manuel ^a   Uyarra, Elvira ^b   Flanagan, Kieron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation policy; Innovation theory; Public policy; Rationales; Regional policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY;

INNOVATION POLICY; INNOVATION THEORY; RATIONALES; REGIONAL POLICY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 43449090070     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.03.006     Document Type: Article

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