Innovation system in transition: Opportunities for policy learning between China and Russia

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 657-673

  Klochikhin, Evgeny A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catch up strategy; Economic transition; Innovation policy; Path dependency; nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; INNOVATION; LEARNING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

CHINA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 84885693738     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/sct021     Document Type: Article

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