National Innovation Systems: A Comparative Analysis

by Richard R. Nelson (Editor)

Overview

The slowdown of growth in Western industrialized nations in the last twenty years, along with the rise of Japan as a major economic and technological power (and enhanced technical sophistication of Taiwan, Korea, and other NICs) has led to what the authors believe to be a "techno-nationalism." This combines a strong belief that technological capabilities of a nation's firms are a key source of their competitive process, with a belief that these capabilities are in a sense national, and can be built by national action. This book is about these national systems of technical innovation. The heart of the work contains studies of seventeen countries—from large market-oriented industrialized ones to several smaller high income ones, including a number of newly industrialized states as well. Clearly written, this work highlights institutions and mechanisms which support technical innovation, showing similarities, differences, and their sources across nations, making this work accessible to students as well as the scholars of innovation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195076172
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/03/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	560
Product dimensions:	6.16(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.04(d)
Lexile:	1530L (what's this?)

About the Author

Columbia University, New York

Table of Contents

Contributors1. Technical Innovation and National Systems, Richard R. Nelson and Nathan RosenbergPart I: Large High-Income Countries2. The U.S. National Innovation System, David C. Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg3. The Japanese System of Innovaton: Past, Present, and Future, Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira Goto4. The National System for Technical Innovation in Germany, Otto Keck5. National Innovation Systems: Britain, William Walker6. The French National System of Innovation, Francois Chesnais7. The National System of Innovation: Italy, Franco MalerbaPart II: Smaller High-Income Countries8. Comparing the Danish and Swedish Systems of Innovation, Charles Edquist and Bengt-Ake Lundvall9. The Canadian System of Industrial Innovation, Donald G. McFetridge10. The Australian Innovation System, Robert G. GregoryPart III: Lower Income Countries11. National System of Industrial Innovation: Dynamics of Capability Building in Korea, Linsu Kim12. National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Taiwan, Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee13. National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Brazilian Experience, Carl J. Dalhman and Claudio R. Frischtak14. National Systems of Innovation Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Argentina, Jorge M. Katz and Nestor A. Bercovich15. The Innovation System of Israel: Description, Performance, and Outstanding Issues, Morris TeubalPart IV: National Innovation Systems16. A Retrospective, Richard R. NelsonIndex

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a classic which will raise the discussion of comparative technology and innovation policies to a new level of sophistication in both description and understanding. It provides an indispensable conceptual framework for future debates over policies and strategies to enhance U.S. economic performance."—Harvey Brooks, Harvard University

"An admirably balanced examination of innovation in industry....As a collection of papers from different authors, the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance....An important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government policies."—Financial Times

"Highly informative report on the systems for innovation."—Foreign Affairs

"It deserves a place on the bookshelves of business enterprises, operating R&D facilities both at home and abroad, university and college libraries, and academic and other researchers."—Journal of Product Innovation Management

"This work provides a succinct presentation of the innovation and technological development schema of many of the world's important economies."—Academy of Management Review

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