State-led Technological Development: A Case of China's Nanotechnology Development

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 970-982

  Huang, Can ^a   Wu, Yilin ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Nanotechnology; Patent; R D; State led

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84858614038     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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