Both the United States and Europe sponsor research, innovation, and technology (RIT) policies designed to increase economic competitiveness, yet the efficacy of such policies is notoriously
difficult to evaluate. Shapira (public policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, US) and Kuhlmann (innovation policy analysis, Utrecht U., the Netherlands) bring together European and American
researchers in RIT evaluation to examine research, methodology, and policy issues of evaluation. Topics include the role of peer review processes in the United States, evaluation of university
research in Europe, challenges for the evaluation of complex research programs, technology transfer in US federal laboratory partnerships, and evaluation of regional innovation policies in
Europe. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
