Output Measurement in Science and Technology. Essays in Honor of Yvan Fabian

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages v-vi, Christopher Freeman
Introductory note, Pages 3-4, J. MARCUM
Is Western Europe losing the technological race?, Pages 5-31, Pari PATEL, Keith PAVITT
A technology gap approach to why growth rates differ, Pages 33-45, Jan FAGERBERG
The impact of technological innovation on international trade patterns: The evidence reconsidered, Pages 47-76, Luc SOETE
Patents and the measurement of technological change: A survey of the literature, Pages 77-87, Bjørn L. BASBERG
Patents as indicators of corporate technological strength, Pages 89-101, Francis NARIN, Elliot NOMA, Ross PERRY
Patents and inventors: An empirical study, Pages 103-120, Giorgio SIRILLI
A study of innovation in the pesticide industry: Analysis of the innovation record of an industrial sector, Pages 121-158, Basil ACHILLADELIS, Albert SCHWARZKOPF, Martin CINES
Assessing basic research: Reappraisal and update of an evaluation of four radio astronomy observatories, Pages 159-173, John IRVINE, Ben R. MARTIN, John ABRAHAM, Tim PEACOCK
Author index, Pages 175-178
Subject index, Pages 179-181