Volume 20 Issue 4 (2002)
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The Employment of German Scientists in Australia after World War II
Soon after the end of World War II the Australian Government brought scientists of defeated Germany to Australia. They were to work in government institutions and private industry to contribute…
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The Evolution of the Digital Computation Industry
All industries are based upon a core of knowledge. Economic evolution is the growth of this knowledge as an experimental and path-dependent process involving markets, firms, finance, entrepreneurship, and often…
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South Korean Media Industry in the 1990s and the Economic Crisis
This paper examines the changes in the Korean media industry with reference to the Korean economic crisis in the 1990s as Korean big business, or chaebol, previously unconcerned with the…
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Diffusion of R&D within the Australian Wine Industry
The Australian wine industry’s popular image as a leader in R&D can indeed be substantiated. Its oenological and viticultural innovation and technical expertise have set new international benchmarks. The coordination…
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The Dilemmas of External Earnings in Public Sector Scientific Research
Governments in a number of developed countries have repositioned their public research agencies to support economic objectives and to alleviate fiscal pressures. This has been accomplished through various strategies, including…
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Early Electrical Communications Technology and Structural Change in the International Political Economy–The Cases of Telegraphy and Radio
It is increasingly apparent that the roots of current global transformation lie very much in the middle to late nineteenth century and the raft of basic political, economic, socio-cultural and…