Small Country Innovation Systems: Globalization, Change and Policy in Asia and Europe - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845425847 ISBN 13: 9781845425845

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This major book presents case studies of ten small country national systems of innovation (NSIs) in Europe and Asia, namely, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden and Taiwan. These cases have been carefully selected as examples of success within the context of globalization and as 'new economies' where competition is increasingly based on innovation.

To facilitate comparative analysis the ten studies follow a common structure, informed by an activities-based approach to describing and analysing NSIs, which addresses the critical issues of globalization and the consequences of innovation for economic performance. The final chapter compares 'fast growth' and 'slow growth' countries, concentrating on issues of innovation policy. The results illustrate the usefulness of an activities-based approach to studying NSIs, point to distinctive national roles within an increasingly differentiated international division of labour and address the key themes of 'selectivity' and 'coordination' in innovation policy.

This valuable book presents one of the most significant, comprehensive and comparative country studies of NSIs in the last decade. It will have great import and should be widely read by every serious student and scholar of innovation studies.

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About the Author

Edited by Charles Edquist, Professor, CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden and the late Leif Hommen, formerly in CIRCLE, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845425847
• ISBN 13: 9781845425845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Edquist Charles, Hommen Leif