Theoretical underpinnings and future directions of European Union research policy: A paradigm shift?

Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 131-161

  Chorafakis, George ^a,b   Pontikakis, Dimitrios ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; COMPETITIVENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPEAN UNION; FUTURE PROSPECT; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; PARADIGM SHIFT; PLANNING THEORY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EUROPE;

EID: 80053478434     PISSN: 08109028     EISSN: 14701030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08109028.2011.600829     Document Type: Article

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