Innovation Policy for Grand Challenges. An Economic Geography Perspective

Geography Compass

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 483-496

  Coenen, Lars ^a,b   Hansen, Teis ^a,b,c   Rekers, Josephine V ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation Research and Education (NIFU)   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN UNION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; STAKEHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

EID: 84942511404     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gec3.12231     Document Type: Article

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