The Endless Transition : A 'Triple Helix' of University Industry Government Relations

Newly industrializing, de industrializing and re industrializing nations, somewhat to their surprise, find that they share a mutual interest in fostering knowledge based economic and social developments requiring the creation of boundary spanning mechanisms. Despite their quite different developmental histories, a broad spectrum of societies, formerly conceptualized under the divergent rubrics of the first, second, and third worlds, have formulated innovation strategies based upon the deliberate elaboration of academic industry relations through reflexive science, technology, and innovation policies