Small Country Innovation Systems: Globalization, Change and Policy in Asia and Europe - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1845425928 ISBN 13: 9781845425920

Casa editrice: Edward Elgar Pub, 2009

Riassunto

This major book presents case studies of ten small country national systems of innovation (NSIs) in Europe and Asia, namely, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. These cases have been carefully selected as examples of success within the context of globalization and as 'new economies' where competition is increasingly based on innovation.

To facilitate comparative analysis the ten studies follow a common structure, informed by an activities-based approach to describing and analysing NSIs, which addresses the critical issues of globalization and the consequences of innovation for economic performance. The final chapter compares 'fast growth' and 'slow growth' countries, concentrating on issues of innovation policy. The results illustrate the usefulness of an activities-based approach to studying NSIs, point to distinctive national roles within an increasingly differentiated international division of labour and address the key themes of 'selectivity' and 'coordination' in innovation policy.

This valuable book presents one of the most significant, comprehensive and comparative country studies of NSIs in the last decade. It will have great import and should be widely read by every serious student and scholar of innovation studies.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Edited by Charles Edquist, Professor, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden and the late Leif Hommen, formerly in CIRCLE, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Edward Elgar Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1845425928
• ISBN 13: 9781845425920
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544
• Redattore: Edquist Charles, Hommen Leif
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile