Tapping the Riches of Science: Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth

by Roger L. Geiger and Creso M. Sá

Book Overview

Can university-based scientific research contribute to the economic development of a region? Can it generate wealth for the university? American universities are under increasing pressure to maximize their economic contributions. Tapping the Riches of Science offers a rigorous and far-sighted explanation of this controversial and little-understood movement.

Just how do universities contribute to innovation in industry? How have state...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674031288
• ISBN13: 9780674031289
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"