Head in the clouds and feet on the ground: Research priority setting in China

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 258-270

  Benner, Mats ^a   Liu, Li ^b   Serger, Sylvia Schwaag ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Innovation; Research; Science policy

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; DECENTRALIZATION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

CHINA;

EID: 84871378459     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scs006     Document Type: Article

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