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Is science policy in the doldrums?

Nature volume 374, pages 209–210 (1995)Cite this article

Science policy is in the doldrums, having run out of intellectual steam and strong political commitment. It needs shaking up if it is to support and guide science and technology in a global, knowledge-based economy.

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  1. Program of Research on Inter national Management and Economy, Faculty of Administration, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, K1N 6N5

    John de la Mothe & Paul Dufour

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Mothe, J., Dufour, P. Is science policy in the doldrums?. Nature 374, 209–210 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/374209a0

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