Mark Zachary Taylor (Geor Associate Professor of Political Science

The Politics of Innovation

Why Some Countries Are Better Than Others at Science and Technology

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Produktbeschreibung

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 determine innovation rates, but politics do.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 444
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 638g
• ISBN-13: 9780190464134
• ISBN-10: 0190464135
• Artikelnr.: 47870487

Autorenporträt

Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia Institute of Technology

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Dedication
Country Codes
Cardwell's Law
1 Introduction: The Puzzle of Cardwell's Law
2 Measuring the Black Box
3 Cardwell's Law in Action
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
Why Do Nations Innovate?: Creative Insecurity
7 Technological Losers and Political Resistance to Innovation
8 Creative Insecurity: Olson's Nemesis
9 Critical Cases of Creative Insecurity
10 Conclusion: Creative Insecurity and its Implications
Appendices-Definitions, Measurement, and Data
A1 The Great Definitions (Non-) Debate
A2 A Brief History of Measurement
A3 Tour of Innovation Measures, Data, and Sources
References
Index