@article{467521, author = {Soofi, Abdol S. and Ghazinoory, Sepehr.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/467521}, title = {Science and innovations in Iran development, progress, and challenges / [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,}, abstract = {Over the last two decades Iran has gone through major industrial transformation, in spite of major obstacles in the path of the country's development. This comprehensive book examines the Iranian government's mobilization of resources to develop science and technology, presenting an overview of the structure, dynamics, and outcomes of the government's science and technology policies. It evaluates sectors at the systems level and emphasizes the prominence of government, rather than of the market, in the innovation system of the Iranian economy. Written by authors who are in positions of leadership in the industries they discuss, this book offers an unparalleled look into Iran's current technology achievements.}, recid = {467521}, pages = {1 online resource (xii, 259 p.) :}, address = {New York :}, year = {2013}, }