This timely book brings together cutting-edge research on the important subject of science and innovation policies. The contributors--distinguished social science scholars--tackle the key challenges of designing and implementing public policies in the context of the new knowledge economy

Examining the taxation and regulation of banks, this book highlights the views of practitioners, tax experts, policy makers and academics on the appropriateness and effectiveness of bank taxation in the light of the financial crisis. It covers the topical issues of whether the EU should...

Although the role of universities in the knowledge society is increasingly significant, there remains a severe lack of systematic quantitative evidence at the micro-level, with virtually all policy discussion based on country level statistics or case studies. This book redresses the balance by...