Measuring research and development in developing countries: Main characteristics and implications for the frascati manual

Science, Technology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-111

  Gaillard, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952918932     PISSN: 09717218     EISSN: 09730796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097172180901500104     Document Type: Article

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