LANCIANO-MORANDAT, Caroline

Les régimes de recherche et dévelopement (R/D) en France et au Japon : changements récents eu regard des trajectoires historiques - Paris : ENA, 2004

The authors describe the evolution of R/D regimes in France and Japan over the past thirty years, stressing their “societal base” : Japanese voluntarism and French “Colbertism”. They then discuss present trends, dominated by increasing world competition. The Japanese experience is particularly interesting and original, especially since French reform is still open to numerous possibilities