A Toolbox for Policy Planners

Robert J. Lempert

ResearchPosted on rand.org Sep 1, 2008Published in: Nature, v. 455, no. 7210, Review, Sept. 2008, p. 169-170

A review of The Handbook of Technology Foresight / Edited by Luke Georghiou, Jennifer Cassingena Harper, Michael Keenan, Ian Miles and Rafael Popper (Edward Elgar: 2008), comments that that the book's survey of national programmes demonstrates that foresight activities are shaped by the particular needs, culture and politics of a country.

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  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2008
  • Pages: 2
  • Document Number: EP-200809-33

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