List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

General introduction

PART I THE EVOLVING RESEARCH POLICY ENVIRONMENT

Introduction

The changing social contract for science and the evolution of the university

Ben R. Martin

The increasing involvement of concerned groups in R&D policies: what lessons for public powers?

Michel Callon

Interdisciplinary research and the organization of the university: general challenges and a case study

Patrick Llerena

Frieder Meyer-Krahmer

Commentaries

Keith Pavitt

David A. Wolfe

PART II NEW ACTOR RELATIONSHIPS

Introduction

Links and impacts: the influence of public research on industrial R&D

Wesley M. Cohen

Richard R. Nelson

John P. Walsh

The evolution of French research policies and the impacts on the universities and public research organizations

Patrick Llerena

Mireille Matt

Veronique Schaeffer

Public research and industrial innovation: a comparison of US and European innovation systems in the life sciences

Massimo Riccaboni

Walter W. Powell

Fabio Pammolli

Jason Owen-Smith

Research productivity and the allocation of resources in publicly funded research programmes

Fabrizio Cesaroni

Alfonso Gambardella

Commentaries

Paula E. Stephan

W. Edward Steinmueller

PART III MODELS OF RESEARCH FUNDING

Introduction

The economics of scientific research coalitions: collaborative network formation in the presence of multiple funding agencies

Paul A. David

Louise C. Keely

On the workings of scientific communities

Robin Cowan

Nicolas Jonard

Funding basic research: when is public finance preferable to attainable `club goods' solutions?

G. M. Peter Swann

On the provision of industry-specific public goods: revisiting a policy process

Dominique Foray

Commentaries

Cristiano Antonelli

Bronwyn H. Hall

Conclusions

Index