Betting on indigenous innovation or relying on FDI: The Chinese strategy for catching-up

Technology in Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 23-35

  Tang, Mingfeng ^a,b   Hussler, Caroline ^b,c  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

Author keywords

Catch up; China; Foreign direct investments; National innovation system; Policies

Indexed keywords

CATCH UP; CHINA; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; POLICIES;

RESEARCH;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INNOVATION; OECD; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 79958742512     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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