The Economics of Innovation Policy (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843765292 ISBN 13: 9781843765295

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

For this invaluable collection, Professor Link has selected the most significant articles that have emerged in the last fifty years in the field of innovation policy. The first volume addresses the foundations of innovation policy and covers essential topics such as governments' role in innovation, the patent system and fiscal policies that promote innovation. The second volume explores specific innovation policies and their social impact, including public research and development, the changing role of universities in the innovation process and technology transfer policies. In his introduction, Professor Link offers an authoritative and insightful overview of innovation policy in industrialized nations, identifying at least two paradigms that motivate governments' role in innovation policy.

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Edited by Albert N. Link, Professor Emeritus and former Virginia Batte Phillips Distinguished Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, US

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843765292
• ISBN 13: 9781843765295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 992
• Editor: Link Albert N.