Technological Infrastructure Policy: An International Perspective: 7 (Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation, 7) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792338359 ISBN 13: 9780792338352

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995

Synopsis

Technological Infrastructure Policy provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topics covered include: the role of TI in economic growth and development; the nature and definition of TI; TI-components; the relationships between TI and markets; salient features of TIP.
Technological Infrastructure Policy reflects the distinction made between basic and advanced TI. Basic TI involves the collective absorption of foreign technology for subsequent diffusion to domestic firms. Several chapters explicitly deal with this process with an emphasis on the supply of advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Advanced TI involves precompetitive, cooperation research and development in cutting edge technologies undertaken by consortia of firms. Several examples of advanced TIP are given. The novel integration of various conceptual and practical aspects of TI and TIP is the strong point of this book.

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Synopsis

This text provides a systematic treatment of technological infrastructure (TI) and Technological Infrastructure Policy (TIP) which are emerging fields of interest both for academic economists and for policy makers in both advanced and developing economies. The specific topics covered include: the role of TI in economic growth and development; the nature and definition of TI; TI-components; the relationships between TI and markets; and salient features of TIP. The study reflects the distinction made between basic and advanced TI. Basic TI involves the collective absorption of foreign technology for subsequent diffusion to domestic firms. Several chapters deal with this process with an emphasis on the supply of advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Advanced TI involves pre-competitive, co-operation research and development in cutting edge technologies undertaken by consortia of firms. Several examples of advanced TIP are given.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792338359
• ISBN 13: 9780792338352
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 390
• Editor: Teubal Morris, Foray Dominique, Justman Moshe, Zuscovitch Ehud