Link, Albert N. <br/><br/>
Public goods, public gains :  calculating the social benefits of public R&D / 
spine title :  Public goods, public gains. 
Albert N. Link and John T. Scott. 
 - xii, 160 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Government's role in innovation -- Historical perspectives on public accountability -- Systematic approaches to program evaluation and evaluation metric -- Introduction to the case studies -- The advanced technology program's intramural research awards program -- Wavelength references for optical fiber communications -- The Malcolm Balridge National Quality Award -- Technologies for the integration of manufacturing applications -- Concluding statements. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199729685  RM155.26 0199729689 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Technological innovations--Economic aspects.<br/>Research, Industrial--Economic aspects.<br/>Cost effectiveness.<br/>Public goods.