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Under-reporting research relevant to local needs in the South 少报与南方地方需要有关的研究

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 2019-11-07 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33212

Ismael Rafols, Tommaso Ciarli, Diego Chavarro

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How young scholars in four ASEAN countries forged successful research careers 四个东盟国家的年轻学者是如何打造成功的研究生涯的

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33072

C. Beaudry, Carl Saint-Pierre

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Governing science—industry relations in the South 管理南方的科学-工业关系

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33192

Keston K. Perry

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Looking for Transformative Innovation in the South 在南方寻找变革性创新

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33122

G. Rivas, Jaime Alvarez, Dan Poniachik

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Préface 前言

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.32862

J. Lebel, Jean-Paul Moatti

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Instruments shaping policy design 形成政策设计的工具

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.32952

Ana Pereyra, Solange Martinez Demarco

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How people’s movements have influenced research priorities in India 人口流动如何影响印度的研究重点

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33052

P. Prakash, P. Deosthali, S. Rege

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Research policy in Arab countries 阿拉伯国家的研究政策

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.32887

R. Arvanitis, Sari Hanafi

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Research Cooperation on the Sustainability of the Marginal Seas of South and East Asia 南亚和东亚边缘海可持续性研究合作

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33317

Lourdes J. Cruz, Mohd. Nordin Hasan, T. Yamagata, A. Cabanban, Marie Antonette Menez, Fadzilah Binti Abdul Majid

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When the South comes to the North 当南方来到北方

The Transformation of Research in the South Pub Date : 1900-01-01 DOI: 10.4000/books.irdeditions.33362

B. Hubert, R. Cittadini, C. Carvalho

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