Reconsidering the paradox of high R&D input and low innovation: Sweden

Small Country Innovation Systems: Globalization, Change and Policy in Asia and Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 237-280

  Bitard, Pierre ^a   Edquist, Charles ^b   Hommen, Leif ^b   Rickne, Annika ^c  

^a Europe Department   (France)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c The Dahmen Institute   (Sweden)

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