European paradox

English Alternative forms en European Paradox Etymology Coined in a European Commission Green Paper in 1995. Proper noun 1 The perceived failure of European countries to translate scientific advances into marketable innovations. en 2006 Maurice Kogan Transforming Higher Education http://books.google.com/books?id=tnNIYxVT5dgC 174 140203489X "... 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 in the ability of converting this strength into wealth-generating innovations."