Tapping the riches of science : universities and the promise of economic growth /

Geiger, Roger L., 1943-

Tapping the riches of science : universities and the promise of economic growth / Roger L. Geiger and Creso M. Sá. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. - viii, 251 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-245) and index.

Technology transfer as university mission -- Universities and the two paths to innovation -- Policies for technology-based economic development -- Patenting and licensing university technologies -- Economic relevance and the academic core -- Universities and the promise of economic growth.

9780674031289 (hbk.)


Universities and colleges--Economic aspects--United States.
Technology transfer--United States.
Business and education--United States.
Economic development--Effect of education on.

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