State Policies and Techno-Industrial Innovation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415042680)

Behind the rhetoric of intervention' and deregulation' which has accompanied state attempts to stimulate technological innovation in the last decade is secreted a story of failed ambitions, confusion, muddle and incoherence. Techno-industrial innovation does make demands on the state, not only in terms of new industries, but also in regard to the inter-relation of industrial and R&D policy and the creation of markets. This book provides a comparative analysis of techno-industrial innovation in Europe, Japan and the USA. Drawing on case studies ranging from the semi-conductor to the biotechnology industries, the book presents a comprehensive and detailed survey of national strategies for the internal and world markets and sets them in their political context, where the costs may be high and the pay-offs uncertain'.

Author: Ulrich Hilpert
ISBN-10: 0415042682
ISBN-13: 9780415042680
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/06/1991
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d