{"product_id":"9781780939452","title":"Evaluating Applied Research : Lessons from Japan","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEvaluating Applied Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Dale T. Irvin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe issue of how to achieve value for money from government-funded  R\u0026amp;D has over recent years become increasingly important in all  industrial nations. The findings of a study which surveys the methods  and techniques used to evaluate applied research in Japan are presented.  Their analysis determines what lessons can be learned from the  approaches to evaluation employed in the main Japanese mission-oriented  agencies, in particular MITI and the Science and Technology Agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1988, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781780939452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40597530640590,"sku":"9781780939452","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781780939452","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}