Table of contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Setting the scene: Language policy and evaluation
Chapter 1. The need for evaluation in language policy
Part I. Theory: From economic analysis to multilingual communication
Chapter 2. The criteria of efficiency and fairness
Chapter 3. Multilingual communication as an object
of evaluation
Chapter 4. The evaluation process
Chapter 5. Indicators
Part II. Application to multilingual patent organisations
Chapter 6. Multilingualism and patents
Chapter 7. The language regime of the PCT system
Chapter 8. The language regime of the EPO
Conclusions
Chapter 9. Summary and perspectives
Annexes and bibliography
Appendices
References
Index
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