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European paradox

European paradox proper noun: the perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations.

Proper noun

the European paradox

  1. The perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations.
    • "... the research policy paradigm was already well embedded in a competitiveness/innovation oriented understanding and an understanding of the so-called European paradox, that is, the conjecture that EU member states play a leading global role in terms of top-level scientific output, but lag behind...2006, Maurice Kogan, Transforming Higher Education, →ISBN, page 174

Forms of European paradox

alternative formEuropean Paradox

Origin of European paradox

Coined in a European Commission Green Paper in 1995.

Questions about European paradox

What does European paradox mean?
European paradox means the perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations.
What part of speech is European paradox?
European paradox is a proper noun.

Words near European paradox in the dictionary

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