Science and Technology: Perspectives for Public Policy: Occasional Paper Number 9 July 1995

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Written in French and English; English-108 pp; French-122 pp; "This paper thoroughly discusses the theoretical explanations of why markets and governments may allocate insufficient resources to various forms of innovative activity and knowledge creation. This paper also argues that government support of S & T can be effective in market outcomes if the programs or support do not follow the micro-economic principles of efficient policy design. ".