Incubating innovation or cultivating corruption? the developmental state and the life sciences in Asia

Social Forces

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1231-1255

  Lee, Cheol Sung ^a   Schrank, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 77953566589     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: 15347605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.0.0282     Document Type: Article

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