Catch-up models of science and technology: A theorization of the Asian experience from bi-logistic growth trajectories

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 312-327

  Wong, Chan Yuan ^a   Goh, Kim Leng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Asian economies; Bi logistic curves; Catch up models; Growth cycles; Papers and patents; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894368325     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2014.02.005     Document Type: Note

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