List Of Tables
List Of Figures
Acknowledgements

1: Introduction
Public/Private Partnerships
Public/Private Partnership Framework
Overview Of The Book

2: The History Of Public/Private Partnerships
The Colonial Period
The Period Of National Science And Technology Infrastructure
The Period Of Industrial Science And Technology Infrastructure
The Period Of The World Wars And Afterwards

3: Public Support Of Innovation
Government’s Role In Innovation
The Role Of Public Research Institutions

4: Technological Change And R&D
Models Of Technological Change
Dimensions Of R&D
R&D By Character Of Use

5: Alternative Models Of Technological Change
Technology And Technological Change
The Entrepreneur And Entrepreneurship
Alternative Models Of Technological Change
APPENDIX On Entrepreneurship

6: The Patent System
History Of The U.S. Patent System
The Economics Of Patenting
Trends In Patenting

7: Tax Incentives
Tax Incentives
The Economics Of Tax Credits
R&E Tax Credit

8: Research Collaborations
Semiconductor Research Corporation
SEMATECH

9: Research Joint Ventures
Public Policy Toward Research Joint Ventures
Trends In RJVs
RJV Partners
University-Based Research Parks

10: Advanced Technology Program

11. National Institute Of Standards And Technology
National Institute Of Standards And Technology
The Economics Of Standards

12: Small Business Innovation Research Program

13: Program Evaluation
Performance Accountability
Fiscal Accountability
Systematic Approaches To The Evaluation Of Public/Private Partnerships
Evaluation Metrics

14: Concluding Statement

References
Index