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Cet ouvrage aide les pouvoirs publics à mieux définir leurs politiques et à suivre les progrès accomplis dans la science, la technologie, l’innovation et la performance industrielle. Plus de 250 indicateurs mettent en lumière les résultats affichés par l’OCDE et les économies partenaires dans un large éventail de domaines.

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Each year a report called the Missing Entrepreneurship is produced to disseminate an evidence base on entrepreneurship and self-employment activities and policies in Europe.