Issues in the Design of State Science- and Technology-Based Economic Development Programs: The Case of Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Partnership

Pennsylvania, primarily through the Ben Franklin Partnership Program, has vigorously pursued science and technology (S&T)-based economic development strategies. This article describes the partnership and highlights the policy choices made when establishing this S&T-based economic development policy. Emphasis is placed on organizational form, the attract or develop question, issues relating to firm size, and targeting by sectors or technologies.

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Year of publication:	1992
Authors:	Rahm, Dianne ; Thomas F. Luce Jr.
Published in:	Economic Development Quarterly. - Vol. 6.1992, 1, p. 41-51

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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