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The politics of innovation : why some countries are better than others at science & technology /
Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not d...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Country Codes; Part One Cardwell's Law; 1. Introduction-The Puzzle of Cardwell's Law; 2. Measuring the Black Box; 3. Cardwell's Law in Action; Part Two How Do Nations Innovate?-Policies and Institutions; 4. Does Technology Need Government?-The Five Pillars of Innovation; 5. "Why Nations Fail"-Capitalism, Democracy, and Decentralization; 6. How Nations Succeed-Networks, Clusters, and Standards; Part Three Why Do Nations Innovate?-Creative Insecurity; 7. Technological Losers and Political Resistance to Innovation
- 8. Creative Insecurity-Olson's Nemesis9. Critical Cases of Creative Insecurity; 10. Conclusion-Creative Insecurity and Its Implications; APPENDICES: DEFINITIONS, MEASUREMENT, AND DATA; Appendix 1. The Great Definitions (Non)Debate; Appendix 2. A Brief History of Innovation Measurement; Appendix 3. Tour of Innovation Measures, Data, and Sources; Notes; References; Index