Knowing the Unknowable: The Epistemological Authority of Innovation Policy Experts

Social Epistemology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-421

  Davies, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Economics; Expertise; Innovation; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858316581     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691728.2011.605479     Document Type: Article

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