Regionalizing "mode 2"? the adoption of centres of excellence in Swedish research policy

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 263-279

  Lundequist, Per ^a   Waxell, Anders ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Centres of Excellence; Innovation policy; Mode 2; Regional clusters; Research policy

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; INNOVATION; OECD; REGIONALIZATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

SWEDEN;

EID: 77956638605     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2010.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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