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Zusatztext Very topical ... Following the path traced in evolutionary thinking on technological change in the theoretical/descriptive part, the author provides a very rich framework for the study of localized technological change. Informationen zum Autor Cristiano Antonelli is Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Director of the Graduate School of Communication Studies at the University of Torino. He is also Vice-President of the International Schumpeter Society and Managing Editor of the journal, "Economics of Innovation and New Technology". Klappentext Antonelli proposes a general, interpretative framework which identifies, qualifies, and specifies the context and processes which make it possible for increasing returns to apply in the localized production of technological knowledge and change. Zusammenfassung This book explores the generation of technological knowledge and the introduction of technological change. Antonelli makes his mark in this new area of debate by arguing that increasing returns in the production of knowledge apply. By putting forward a general, interpretative framework, Antonelli enables understanding of the economic and institutional determinants of technological innovation. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Irreversibility Innovation and Technological Complementarities 3: The Economics of Localized Technological Knowledge: Learning Recombination and Increasing Returns 4: Dynamic Efficiency Wages, Learning, and Innovation 5: Localized Technological Knowledge as a Collective Activity 6: The Economics of Technological Communication in Technological Districts 7: Collective Knowledge and the Dynamics of Technological Clusters: The Case of Communication Technologies 8: The Dynamics of Knowledge Internalization: The Case of the Fiat in the Technological District of Torino in the Mechanical Engineering Cluster 9: New Directions in the Corporate Production of Technological Knowledge 10: Conclusions ...
