This paper examines the question of technology transfer from the perspective of techno-economic security and how companies respond to the possibility of losing competitive advantage through misappropriation or leakage. It explores transfers from Europe to China and addresses in particular the...

This paper examines the question of technology transfer from the perspective of techno-economic security and how companies respond to the possibility of losing competitive advantage through misappropriation or leakage. It explores transfers from Europe to China and addresses in particular the...

The Maastricht Treaty provided for a consultative Committee of the Regions to bring the European Union's “third level” into the deliberation of legislation. It began to operate in early 1994. This article assesses its creation and recent activity against the expectations and demands that...